Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   On this day in history anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg  

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

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) in the year 1896.  

Oct 24   In the year 1896 jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

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!) in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)  

Oct 30   Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer on this day in history.  

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   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   J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 08   In the year 1896 bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)  

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

Nov 11   Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 13   Antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1896 mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer  

Nov 22   George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1896 mario La Broca, composer  

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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 in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

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

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

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   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

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