Historical Events In 1896

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

Oct 21   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28   Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic) in the year 1896.  

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   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   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   Jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee) in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)  

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

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

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   In the year 1896 nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)  

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

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history mario La Broca, composer  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

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

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

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 on this day in history.  

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