Historical Events In 1896
Sunday, 07 March 2021
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 Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.
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 In the year 1896 karl Hermann Pillney, composer
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 On this day in history spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)
Apr 12 On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62
Apr 12 On this day in history stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
Apr 14 On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)
Apr 15 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece on this day in history.
Apr 17 On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)
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 On this day in history 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC
Apr 20 On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)
Apr 21 In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer
Apr 23 Margaret Kennedy, novelist in the year 1896.
Apr 23 In the year 1896 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)
Apr 23 Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.
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) on this day in history.
Apr 27 On this day in history the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher
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 Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1896.
Apr 30 Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65
May 04 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.
May 04 On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO
May 04 The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) in the year 1896.
May 06 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 in the year 1896.
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