Historical Events In 1896

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

Sep 15   In the year 1896 tadeusz Szeligowski, composer  

Sep 16   In the year 1896 andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist  

Sep 16   Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1896.  

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

Sep 18   Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies in the year 1896.  

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

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

Sep 20   John Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.  

Sep 23   In the year 1896 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   Francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 24   The birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist on this day in history.  

Sep 25   On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer  

Sep 27   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]  

Oct 03   William Morris, writer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.  

Oct 05   William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC in the year 1896.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1896 anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72  

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

Oct 12   On this day in history eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)  

Oct 14   On this day in history lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)  

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   On this day in history anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg  

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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   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   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   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   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

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

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

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