Historical Events In 1896

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

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

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

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist in the year 1896.  

Feb 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.  

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   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   In the year 1896 john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians  

Mar 02   In the year 1896 george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg  

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

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history erwin Bodky, composer  

Mar 07   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.  

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.