Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

Aug 17   George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon in the year 1896.   

Aug 17   Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada in the year 1896.   

Aug 17   On this day in history gold is discovered on Klondike River   

Aug 17   In the year 1896 henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

Aug 18   Adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack) in the year 1896.   

Aug 18   In the year 1896 frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88   

Aug 19   On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer   

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented in the year 1896.   

Aug 21   On this day in history blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family)   

Aug 23   In the year 1896 first Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila.   

Aug 24   In the year 1896 phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

Aug 25   Dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad) in the year 1896.   

Aug 26   On this day in history armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

Aug 26   In the year 1896 richard Hammond, composer   

Aug 27   England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) in the year 1896.   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9 02 AM-9 40 AM)   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM)   

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador in the year 1896.   

Aug 29   In the year 1896 the Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City.   

Aug 30   Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1896 raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

Aug 31   In the year 1896 louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC   

Sep 01   In the year 1896 johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62   

Sep 02   Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 04   In the year 1896 agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)   

Sep 06   Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI   

Sep 07   In the year 1896 a. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held   

Sep 07   On this day in history the first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI.   

Sep 09   Fritz Reuter, composer in the year 1896.   

Sep 10   On this day in history elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer   

Sep 11   On this day in history anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72   

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

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

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

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

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   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57