WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1895
Find out what all happened January to December 1895

The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York, New York, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. (27. June 1895)

American Frontier murderer and outlaw John Wesley Hardin is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas. (19. August 1895)

The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality. (3. April 1895)

George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. (5. November 1895)

El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America. (28. June 1895)

Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays. (28. December 1895)

German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon. (31. August 1895)

Booker T. Washington delivers the "Atlanta Compromise" address. (18. September 1895)

Eulmi incident- Queen Min of Joseon is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators inside and her corpse burnt by Korean people Gyeongbok Palace. (8. October 1895)

The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema. (28. December 1895)

Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology to scientists. (11. July 1895)

Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. (5. January 1895)

The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours. (28. November 1895)

The first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship administered by the United States Golf Association is played at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. (4. October 1895)

The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London. (5. October 1895)

While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. (8. November 1895)

Madagascar becomes a French protectorate. (30. September 1895)

The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Ching-sung as its president. (25. May 1895)

Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis' claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent." (28. June 1895)

At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he dies. (27. November 1895)