Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   On this day in history anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg  

Oct 20   On this day in history nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)  

Oct 21   Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   In the year 1896 charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)  

Oct 24   On this day in history jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

Oct 26   In the year 1896 abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty  

Oct 27   1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) in the year 1896.  

Oct 27   Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor in the year 1896.  

Oct 27   The first Pali Road completed in Hawaii in the year 1896.  

Oct 28   In the year 1896 howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies  

Oct 30   Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) in the year 1896.  

Nov 01   1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag on this day in history.  

Nov 01   Edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War) on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On this day in history j H Hunter patents portable weighing scales  

Nov 03   William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for President on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1896 jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee)  

Nov 07   Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) on this day in history.  

Nov 08   Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) in the year 1896.  

Nov 11   In the year 1896 charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster  

Nov 11   In the year 1896 jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War  

Nov 12   Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1896.  

Nov 13   In the year 1896 antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50  

Nov 13   On this day in history nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)  

Nov 14   Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) in the year 1896.  

Nov 14   Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation in the year 1896.  

Nov 16   Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) in the year 1896.  

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" (BG) on this day in history.  

Nov 19   In the year 1896 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 22   George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies in the year 1896.  

Nov 22   Mario La Broca, composer in the year 1896.  

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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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

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