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) in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 03   In the year 1896 emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   On this day in history seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question.  

Jan 04   On this day in history utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1896 hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)  

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

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

Jan 06   Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   Arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train) in the year 1896.  

Jan 07   On this day in history fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook  

Jan 07   On this day in history fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook  

Jan 08   In the year 1896 jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)  

Jan 11   Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1896 john dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)  

Jan 15   Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Jacobo Ficher, composer in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1896 harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show)  

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

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   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   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.  

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