Historical Events In 1896

Feb 18   In the year 1896 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs  

Feb 18   In the year 1896 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years  

Feb 18   The birth of Andre Breton, French poet on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21   Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets) in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Feb 23   On this day in history tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield  

Feb 24   Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 in the year 1896.  

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) in the year 1896.  

Feb 26   In the year 1896 andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)  

Feb 28   France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Mar 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.  

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history italian premier Crispi resigns  

Mar 06   1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 10   After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" in the year 1896.  

Mar 10   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square  

Mar 10   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18  

Mar 10   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18  

Mar 10   On this day in history harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)  

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

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   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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   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 in the year 1896.  

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

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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.