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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 21   Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924) in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27  

Feb 25   In the year 1896 italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

Feb 25   In the year 1896 italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.  

Mar 01   On this day in history battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

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 in the year 1896.  

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian premier Crispi resigns  

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1896 erwin Bodky, composer  

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

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   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   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 in the year 1896.  

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

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

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   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.