Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   On this day in history london Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective  

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

Feb 18   On this day in history cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years  

Feb 18   In the year 1896 the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.  

Feb 20   On this day in history henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist  

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   In the year 1896 victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27  

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)  

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer  

Mar 01   Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in the year 1896.  

Mar 01   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians  

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

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa in the year 1896.  

Mar 05   On this day in history italian premier Crispi resigns  

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1896 erwin Bodky, composer  

Mar 07   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London  

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) in the year 1896.  

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   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

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