Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1896

Jun 10 Amelia Dyer, English murderer (b. 1829) died in the year 1896.  

Jun 11 Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Emile AH Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer/man of letters, dies at 58 in the year 1896.  

Jun 26 On this day in history louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81  

Jul 01 Harriet Beecher Stowe, US author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies at 85 in the year 1896.  

Jul 06 Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jul 13 Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German chemist (b. 1829) died in the year 1896.  

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

Jul 19 Abraham H. Cannon, American Mormon apostle (b. 1859) died on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 died on this day in history.  

Aug 10 Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies in the year 1896.  

Aug 12 Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg died in the year 1896.  

Aug 13 On this day in history john Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67  

Aug 17 Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident died on this day in history.  

Aug 18 In the year 1896 frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88  

Aug 30 Alexei Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian statesman (b. 1824) died on this day in history.  

Sep 01 In the year 1896 johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62  

Sep 02 Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Sep 16 In the year 1896 carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60  

Sep 18 In the year 1896 armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies  

Sep 20 On this day in history gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76  

Sep 23 On this day in history ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83  

Sep 24 On this day in history francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies  

Oct 03 In the year 1896 william Morris, writer, dies at 62  

Oct 11 Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72 in the year 1896.  

Oct 12 On this day in history death of christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. 1817)  

Oct 21 James Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. 1844) died in the year 1896.  

Oct 26 In the year 1896 death of paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (b. 1827)  

Oct 30 Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies in the year 1896.  

Nov 12 Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 Antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1896 george Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies  

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Jan 01 Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)