Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   On this day in history 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history  

Apr 06   On this day in history first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece  

Apr 06   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer  

Apr 06   On this day in history the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)  

Apr 07   In the year 1896 benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)  

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1896 greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens  

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) on this day in history.  

Apr 14   On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)  

Apr 15   In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece  

Apr 17   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)  

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) in the year 1896.  

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.  

Apr 20   1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Apr 20   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)  

Apr 21   H de Montherlant, writer in the year 1896.  

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.  

Apr 25   In the year 1896 fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)  

Apr 27   In the year 1896 rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)  

Apr 27   The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher on this day in history.  

Apr 28   In the year 1896 heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies  

Apr 29   On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer  

Apr 30   In the year 1896 antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68  

Apr 30   In the year 1896 gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)  

May 01   Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 in the year 1896.  

May 04   1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) in the year 1896.  

May 04   Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.  

May 04   On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)  

May 06   On this day in history 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75  

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

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

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

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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   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 in the year 1896.