Historical Events In 1896

Sep 13   On this day in history morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)  

Sep 15   Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer in the year 1896.  

Sep 16   On this day in history andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist  

Sep 16   Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1896 denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)  

Sep 18   On this day in history armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies  

Sep 20   Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [NS=Oct 2] on this day in history.  

Sep 20   In the year 1896 gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76  

Sep 20   John Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC) in the year 1896.  

Sep 21   On this day in history british force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.  

Sep 21   In the year 1896 general Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan  

Sep 22   Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Sep 24   F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby) on this day in history.  

Sep 24   On this day in history francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies  

Sep 24   The birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist in the year 1896.  

Sep 25   Elsa Triolet, writer in the year 1896.  

Sep 27   On this day in history george Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)  

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)  

Oct 02   In the year 1896 fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]  

Oct 03   On this day in history william Morris, writer, dies at 62  

Oct 05   William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 06   On this day in history otto Siegl, composer  

Oct 07   On this day in history cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)  

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks in the year 1896.  

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72  

Oct 11   Roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) in the year 1896.  

Oct 12   Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation) in the year 1896.  

Oct 15   Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret) on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg in the year 1896.  

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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 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   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   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

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