Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history on this day in history.  

Apr 06   First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece in the year 1896.  

Apr 06   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer  

Apr 06   The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.  

Apr 08   On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer  

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.  

Apr 10   Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens in the year 1896.  

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1896 stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)  

Apr 14   John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) in the year 1896.  

Apr 15   In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece  

Apr 17   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) in the year 1896.  

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) in the year 1896.  

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.  

Apr 20   1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) in the year 1896.  

Apr 21   H de Montherlant, writer in the year 1896.  

Apr 23   On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist  

Apr 23   In the year 1896 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)  

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on this day in history.  

Apr 25   Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) on this day in history.  

Apr 27   Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) in the year 1896.  

Apr 27   In the year 1896 the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher  

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.  

Apr 29   On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer  

Apr 30   On this day in history antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68  

Apr 30   In the year 1896 gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)  

May 01   On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65  

May 04   In the year 1896 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)  

May 04   In the year 1896 grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO  

May 04   The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.  

May 06   22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history 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   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

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