Historical Events In 1896
Friday, 01 July 2022
Apr 06 In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
Apr 06 In the year 1896 first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece
Apr 06 In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer
Apr 06 In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.
Apr 10 On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN
Apr 10 In the year 1896 greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens
Apr 10 In the year 1896 spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)
Apr 12 In the year 1896 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62
Apr 12 In the year 1896 stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
Apr 14 John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on this day in history.
Apr 15 In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
Apr 17 Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) in the year 1896.
Apr 18 In the year 1896 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)
Apr 19 Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published in the year 1896.
Apr 20 In the year 1896 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC
Apr 20 In the year 1896 senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)
Apr 21 In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer
Apr 23 Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.
Apr 23 Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) in the year 1896.
Apr 23 In the year 1896 vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)
Apr 25 On this day in history fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)
Apr 27 Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) in the year 1896.
Apr 27 In the year 1896 the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher
Apr 28 On this day in history heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
Apr 29 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer in the year 1896.
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 In the year 1896 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)
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 In the year 1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75
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