Historical Events In 1896

Oct 20   Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life)  

Oct 22   Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C) on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 27   On this day in history 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)  

Oct 27   In the year 1896 edith Haisman, Titanic survivor  

Oct 27   On this day in history the first Pali Road completed in Hawaii  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 03   J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales on this day in history.  

Nov 03   William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for President in the year 1896.  

Nov 06   Jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee) on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 11   Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War on this day in history.  

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

Nov 13   Antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50 in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 14   In the year 1896 mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61)  

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

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   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG) in the year 1896.  

Nov 20   On this day in history mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer  

Nov 22   In the year 1896 george Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies  

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

Nov 23   In the year 1896 joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1896 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37  

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57