Historical Events In 1896

Oct 20   In the year 1896 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)  

Oct 21   In the year 1896 edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life)  

Oct 22   In the year 1896 charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)  

Oct 24   Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) in the year 1896.  

Oct 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   The first Pali Road completed in Hawaii on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator  

Oct 31   On this day in history ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather)  

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

Nov 01   Edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War) on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 19   In the year 1896 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG) in the year 1896.  

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer in the year 1896.  

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

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

Nov 23   In the year 1896 joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

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   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.  

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

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   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   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

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

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57