Historical Events In 1896

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

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

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) in the year 1896.  

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   1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer  

Oct 30   Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies in the year 1896.  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator  

Oct 31   In the year 1896 ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather)  

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   In the year 1896 j H Hunter patents portable weighing scales  

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

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

Nov 07   In the year 1896 herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate)  

Nov 08   Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 11   On this day in history jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War  

Nov 12   On this day in history spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84  

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

Nov 13   Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60) in the year 1896.  

Nov 14   On this day in history mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61)  

Nov 14   On this day in history power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation  

Nov 16   In the year 1896 lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)  

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

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

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

Nov 22   On this day in history george Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies  

Nov 22   On this day in history mario La Broca, composer  

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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   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   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 08   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

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 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   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.