1 September 1894 August 31, 2022 Author: Staff Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those that never happen." James Russel Lowell — Click here for more from James Russel Lowell Related posts: 12 October 1918 30 January 1948 12 March 1894 15 October 1894 22 March 1894 2 September 1666 2 September 1666 2 September 1666 7 September 1943 21 June 1982 Categories: History Tags: 1 September, 1894