Historical Events In 1896

Sep 12   Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Sep 15   On this day in history tadeusz Szeligowski, composer   

Sep 16   Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist in the year 1896.   

Sep 16   Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)   

Sep 18   Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies in the year 1896.   

Sep 20   Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [NS=Oct 2] in the year 1896.   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 john Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC)   

Sep 21   On this day in history british force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.   

Sep 21   General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1896 ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83   

Sep 24   On this day in history f Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby)   

Sep 24   Francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies in the year 1896.   

Sep 24   On this day in history the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist   

Sep 25   On this day in history elsa Triolet, writer   

Sep 27   In the year 1896 george Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) in the year 1896.   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) in the year 1896.   

Oct 02   Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] on this day in history.   

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

Oct 05   In the year 1896 william Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC   

Oct 06   In the year 1896 otto Siegl, composer   

Oct 07   In the year 1896 cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)   

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks in the year 1896.   

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks on this day in history.   

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

Oct 11   Roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret)   

Oct 16   On this day in history edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter   

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

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

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

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