Historical Events In 1896

Jan 01   Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops)  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)  

Jan 06   1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine)  

Jan 06   Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 07   Arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train) in the year 1896.  

Jan 07   On this day in history fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook  

Jan 07   Fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection)  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1896 rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)  

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Jacobo Ficher, composer in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

Jan 16   Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 18   Hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt) in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 20   Elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik) in the year 1896.  

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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 in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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.