Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1896 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years  

Feb 18   The birth of Andre Breton, French poet on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1896 henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist  

Feb 21   In the year 1896 sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)  

Feb 22   In the year 1896 edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)  

Feb 22   Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton in the year 1896.  

Feb 23   Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27  

Feb 25   On this day in history italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

Feb 25   On this day in history italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1896 andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)  

Feb 28   On this day in history france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar  

Feb 28   In the year 1896 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)  

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle in the year 1896.  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

Mar 01   On this day in history battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer  

Mar 02   In the year 1896 battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians  

Mar 02   George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa  

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.  

Mar 06   In the year 1896 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"  

Mar 06   In the year 1896 in Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time  

Mar 07   Erwin Bodky, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London  

Mar 08   On this day in history volunteers of America forms (NYC)  

Mar 10   On this day in history after Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"  

Mar 10   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square in the year 1896.  

Mar 10   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18  

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.  

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57