Historical Events In 1896

Jul 01   Harriet Beecher Stowe, US author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Pavel G Antokolski, Russian poet/director (Syn) [NS] in the year 1896.  

Jul 03   Doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son) on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1896 adolf Hallis, composer  

Jul 06   Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1896.  

Jul 06   In the year 1896 thomas W McKnew, president (National Geographic Society)  

Jul 08   On this day in history william Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention  

Jul 11   In the year 1896 ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81  

Jul 13   On this day in history ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game  

Jul 16   Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1896 mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken)  

Jul 18   On this day in history 2nd US Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY  

Jul 19   In the year 1896 archibald J Cronin, England, author (Citadel, Shining Victory)  

Jul 19   In the year 1896 the birth of A.J Cronin, Scottish novelist  

Jul 21   On this day in history national Federation of Afro-American Women & Colored Women's  

Jul 24   On this day in history hermann Kasack, German writer (Die Stadt hinter dem Strom)  

Jul 25   Richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander (Normandy) on this day in history.  

Jul 26   Charles Butterworth, US, lawyer/actor (Mad Genius) on this day in history.  

Jul 28   City of Miami incorporated on this day in history.  

Aug 01   George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (NY to England) in the year 1896.  

Aug 01   In the year 1896 george Samuelson completes rowing the Atlantic (New York to England)  

Aug 06   In the year 1896 cyril Mockridge, composer  

Aug 06   In the year 1896 france annexes Madagascar  

Aug 08   Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling) in the year 1896.  

Aug 09   On this day in history jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist  

Aug 09   In the year 1896 otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48  

Aug 10   On this day in history otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies  

Aug 11   On this day in history harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain  

Aug 12   Gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson in the year 1896.  

Aug 12   In the year 1896 thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg  

Aug 13   John Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Aug 13   In the year 1896 leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor  

Aug 15   Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.  

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   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   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57