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1895 Sep, 12

Freymóður Jóhannsson

Freymóður Jóhannsson, Icelandic painter and composer (d. 1973)
Freymóður Jóhannsson (September 12, 1895 - March 3, 1973) was an Icelandic artist, painter and song composer.

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Events on 1895

  • 13 Jan

    Battle of Coatit

    First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.
  • 24 Feb

    Cuban War of Independence

    Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the Cuban War of Independence, that ends with the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  • 6 Apr

    John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry

    Oscar Wilde is arrested in the Cadogan Hotel, London, after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry.
  • 7 May

    Alexander Stepanovich Popov

    In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector — a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • 28 Jun

    Greater Republic of Central America

    El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form the Greater Republic of Central America.