Historical Events In 1896

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

Oct 20   In the year 1896 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)  

Oct 21   Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life) in the year 1896.  

Oct 22   On this day in history charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)  

Oct 24   Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) in the year 1896.  

Oct 26   Abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty in the year 1896.  

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

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

Oct 27   In the year 1896 the first Pali Road completed in Hawaii  

Oct 28   On this day in history howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)  

Oct 30   Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Oct 31   Ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 01   In the year 1896 edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War)  

Nov 03   J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)  

Nov 11   Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster in the year 1896.  

Nov 11   Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War in the year 1896.  

Nov 12   In the year 1896 spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84  

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   In the year 1896 power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation  

Nov 16   On this day in history lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)  

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

Nov 19   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 22   Mario La Broca, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

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   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   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   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37  

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