page_title: 1894
section_title: July–September
hierarchical_section_title: 1894 / Events / July–September
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking West From Peristyle, Court of Honor and Grand Basin of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago, Illinois)
context_page_description: 1894 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1894th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 894th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1894, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: July 4
  The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
  The football club FC La Chaux-de-Fonds is founded in Switzerland.
  July 6 – A fire at the site of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago destroys most of the remaining buildings.
  July 16 – The United Kingdom and Japan sign the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, as the U.K. becomes the first of the Western nations to agree to give up its extraterritorial rights in Japan.
  July 22 – The Paris–Rouen Competition for Horseless Carriages, the first automobile competition, is held.
  August 1 – War is declared between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan, over their rival claims of influence on their common ally, the Joseon dynasty of Korea. The event marks the start of the First Sino-Japanese War.
  August 15 – Sante Geronimo Caserio is executed, for the assassination of French President Marie François Sadi Carnot.
  August 31 – New Zealand enacts the world's first minimum wage law, to take effect on January 1, in the passage of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act of 1894.
  September 1 – Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota, kills more than 450 people.
  September 4 – In New York City, 12,000 tailors strike against sweatshop working conditions.
caption: July: Fire damages Columbian Exposition.
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