German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon. German Count **Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838–1917)** was a military officer, engineer, and aviation pioneer whose name…
Tag: 1895
3 April 1895
The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality. In 1895, Oscar Wilde, then…
8 November 1895
While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. Wilhelm Röntgen was a German physicist best known for discovering X-rays, a groundbreaking achievement in medical…
12 January 1895
The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, commonly known as the National…
28 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.
6 January 1895
Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island