Historical Events In 1896
Sunday, 24 March 2019
Apr 06 First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece on this day in history.
Apr 06 In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer
Apr 06 The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) on this day in history.
Apr 07 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) on this day in history.
Apr 08 Karl Hermann Pillney, composer in the year 1896.
Apr 10 Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.
Apr 10 Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens on this day in history.
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 On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)
Apr 19 Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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) on this day in history.
Apr 23 On this day in history 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 The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher in the year 1896.
Apr 28 On this day in history heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies
Apr 29 In the year 1896 jacques Leon Wolfe, composer
Apr 30 On this day in history antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68
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 Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.
May 04 The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.
May 06 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.
May 08 Yorkshire Cricket all out for 887 against Warwickshire on this day in history.
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