Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   In the year 1896 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history dorothy Aldis, writer   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

Mar 16   Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) in the year 1896.   

Mar 16   On this day in history premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

Mar 20   On this day in history hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens   

Mar 20   The Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, born on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down.   

Mar 22   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)   

Mar 22   In the year 1896 giulia D De Albertis, writer   

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history gianna Manzini, writer   

Mar 25   In the year 1896 modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

Mar 25   In the year 1896 modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece   

Mar 26   On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   In the year 1896 e Rundle Charles, writer, dies   

Mar 28   On this day in history the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)   

Mar 31   Whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1896 douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)   

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in the Yukon on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in Yukon   

Apr 04   News of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history the birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens on this day in history.   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens in the year 1896.   

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

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   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.