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   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years in the year 1896.  

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

Feb 20   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Feb 23   Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield in the year 1896.  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   On this day in history dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer  

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   On this day in history 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   Erwin Bodky, composer in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 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   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square in the year 1896.  

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

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   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   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   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.  

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.