Historical Events In 1896

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

Sep 15   On this day in history tadeusz Szeligowski, composer  

Sep 16   Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist on this day in history.  

Sep 16   On this day in history carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 17   Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta) in the year 1896.  

Sep 18   In the year 1896 armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies  

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   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83  

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   On this day in history the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist  

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   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) in the year 1896.  

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

Oct 02   On this day in history fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]  

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

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

Oct 06   In the year 1896 otto Siegl, composer  

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

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   In the year 1896 roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)  

Oct 12   In the year 1896 eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)  

Oct 14   Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 16   Edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter in the year 1896.  

Oct 17   In the year 1896 anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 20   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.