Historical Events In 1896

Jan 01   Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops) in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1896 emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid  

Jan 03   On this day in history emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid  

Jan 04   On this day in history aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC  

Jan 04   On this day in history following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state  

Jan 04   On this day in history seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question.  

Jan 04   Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state in the year 1896.  

Jan 05   In the year 1896 german physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays  

Jan 05   Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1896 1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden  

Jan 06   In the year 1896 abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine)  

Jan 06   In the year 1896 cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony  

Jan 06   The first US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train) on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1896 fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook  

Jan 07   In the year 1896 fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook  

Jan 08   Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera) on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection) in the year 1896.  

Jan 12   1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC) in the year 1896.  

Jan 12   On this day in history rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)  

Jan 12   In the year 1896 the first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)  

Jan 14   John dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel) on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London  

Jan 15   Jacobo Ficher, composer in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 16   Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire in the year 1896.  

Jan 17   In the year 1896 harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show)  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC)  

Jan 18   British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt)  

Jan 18   The first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1896 elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)  

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

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

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.