WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO NOVEMBER 1895
Find out what all happened April to November 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)

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

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

The playwright, poet, and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. (25. May 1895)

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

The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened. (20. June 1895)

Doukhobors burn their weapons as a protest against conscription by the Tsarist Russian government. (29. June 1895)

The first gasoline-powered race in the United States; first prize is $2,000. (2. November 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)

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)

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

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

John Brallier became the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid $10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association. (3. September 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)

In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. (8. April 1895)

In Paris an express train derails after overrunning the buffer stop, crossing almost 30 metres (100 ft) of concourse before crashing through a wall and falling 10 metres (33 ft) to the road below. (22. October 1895)

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

The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season. (7. September 1895)

Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. (6. April 1895)