Historical Events In 1896

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

Jan 02   Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops) on this day in history.  

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

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   Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   In the year 1896 utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state.  

Jan 05   German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 06   Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine) in the year 1896.  

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

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   Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook in the year 1896.  

Jan 07   Fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)  

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

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) in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 jacobo Ficher, composer  

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 in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 british troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa  

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   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.