Historical Events In 1896

Oct 20   Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY) in the year 1896.  

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

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

Oct 24   In the year 1896 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   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) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies  

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

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

Nov 01   In the year 1896 1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag  

Nov 01   Edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War) in the year 1896.  

Nov 03   In the year 1896 j H Hunter patents portable weighing scales  

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   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)  

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

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

Nov 16   Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) on this day in history.  

Nov 19   In the year 1896 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   George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 23   On this day in history joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher  

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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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57