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   Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 20   Gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 20   On this day in history john Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC)  

Sep 21   In the year 1896 british force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.  

Sep 21   General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan in the year 1896.  

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

Sep 23   Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83 in the year 1896.  

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

Sep 24   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 01   In the year 1896 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   William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Oct 05   In the year 1896 william Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC  

Oct 06   Otto Siegl, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests) in the year 1896.  

Oct 08   On this day in history dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks  

Oct 08   In the year 1896 dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks  

Oct 11   Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72 in the year 1896.  

Oct 11   On this day in history roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)  

Oct 12   Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter  

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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

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