Historical Events In 1896

Jan 01   Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid  

Jan 03   Emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   On this day in history aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC  

Jan 04   Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1896 seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question.  

Jan 04   Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state in the year 1896.  

Jan 05   In the year 1896 german physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays  

Jan 05   Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) in the year 1896.  

Jan 06   1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine)  

Jan 06   In the year 1896 cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony  

Jan 06   On this day in history the first US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden  

Jan 07   In the year 1896 arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train)  

Jan 07   In the year 1896 fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook  

Jan 07   Fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) in the year 1896.  

Jan 11   Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection) in the year 1896.  

Jan 12   On this day in history 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)  

Jan 12   On this day in history rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)  

Jan 12   The first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC) on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history john dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)  

Jan 15   Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 jacobo Ficher, composer  

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

Jan 16   Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show) in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC)  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 british troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt)  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 the first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY  

Jan 20   In the year 1896 elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.  

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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.