WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1895
Find out what all happened August to December 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 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)

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

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

The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade. (21. October 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)

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

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 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)

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

Daniel David Palmer gives the first chiropractic adjustment. (18. September 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)

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)

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

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

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

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