Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective in the year 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   On this day in history henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1896 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   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) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar in the year 1896.  

Feb 28   In the year 1896 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)  

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

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

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg  

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa  

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

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

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time in the year 1896.  

Mar 07   Erwin Bodky, composer on this day in history.  

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" on this day in history.  

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

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   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

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   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

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   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.