Famous Deaths Happened In 1896

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

Jan 04 On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08 On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

Jan 15 Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18 Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.  

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 On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57  

Feb 04 Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 In the year 1896 abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector, dies at 82  

Feb 12 In the year 1896 charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84  

Feb 13 In the year 1896 karl Reinthaler, composer, dies at 73  

Feb 15 E J Nicholson, writer, dies in the year 1896.  

Feb 22 In the year 1896 death of thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton  

Mar 01 On this day in history albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle  

Mar 26 Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 28 E Rundle Charles, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 30 In the year 1896 death of charilaos Trikoupis, seven times prime-minister of Greece (b. 1832)  

Apr 05 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1896.  

Apr 12 In the year 1896 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 22 In the year 1896 death of thomas Meik, British civil engineer (b. 1812)  

Apr 27 Henry Parkes, known as the Father of Federation (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 On this day in history heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies  

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

May 01 On this day in history death of nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65  

May 05 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839) died in the year 1896.  

May 07 H. H. Holmes (Herman Webster Mudgett) , American serial killer (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

May 12 In the year 1896 juan Morel Campos, composer, dies at 38  

May 13 In the year 1896 nora Perry, writer, dies  

May 20 Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann, composer/pianist, dies at 76 in the year 1896.  

May 27 Allard Pierson, theologist/philosopher/art historian/poet, dies on this day in history.  

May 29 In the year 1896 death of gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814)  

Jun 02 On this day in history gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies  

Jun 07 In the year 1896 death of pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)  

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

Jan 01 Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.