Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective in the year 1896.  

Feb 18   On this day in history cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs  

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.  

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1896 sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)  

Feb 22   On this day in history edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)  

Feb 22   Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton on this day in history.  

Feb 23   In the year 1896 tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield  

Feb 24   Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea in the year 1896.  

Feb 25   On this day in history italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar  

Feb 28   Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) in the year 1896.  

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer in the year 1896.  

Mar 01   On this day in history albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer  

Mar 02   Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians in the year 1896.  

Mar 02   George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa  

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.  

Mar 06   In the year 1896 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"  

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Erwin Bodky, composer in the year 1896.  

Mar 07   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London in the year 1896.  

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history after Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"  

Mar 10   In the year 1896 bronx acquires O'Brien Square  

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 in the year 1896.  

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 in the year 1896.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

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

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