Historical Events In 1896

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

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

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   Abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

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

Oct 27   On this day in history edith Haisman, Titanic survivor  

Oct 27   On this day in history 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   Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 11   On this day in history charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster  

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

Nov 12   Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 14   Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation on this day in history.  

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

Nov 20   On this day in history mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer  

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

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

Nov 23   Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher in the year 1896.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

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   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.