Page 10: Historical Events In 1896

Sep 20   In this year, John Mcdermott claims 1st US marathon (NYC)   

Sep 21   British force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.   

Sep 21   General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan.   

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

Sep 23   Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83   

Sep 24   F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby)   

Sep 24   F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist is born.   

Sep 24   Francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies   

Sep 25   Elsa Triolet, writer.   

Sep 27   George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)   

Oct 02   Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]   

Oct 03   William Morris, writer, dies at 62.   

Oct 05   William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 06   Otto Siegl, composer.   

Oct 07   Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)   

Oct 08   In this year, Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks   

Oct 08   In this year, Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks.   

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

Oct 11   Roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language).   

Oct 12   Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)   

Oct 14   Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)   

Oct 15   Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret).   

Oct 16   Edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter   

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg.   

Oct 20   Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)   

Oct 21   Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life).   

Oct 22   Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)   

Oct 24   Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)   

Oct 26   Abyssinia and Italy sign peace treaty.   

Oct 27   1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!).   

Oct 27   Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor.   

Oct 27   The inaugural Pali Road completed in Hawaii   

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Jan 01   Maurice jacobson: Composer   

Jan 01   Teinosuke kinugasa: Japans actor/director (jujiro, jigoku-mon)   

Jan 02   Dziga vertiv: [denis a kaufman], russian director (sjagai, soviet!)   

Jan 02   Ernst-lothar von knorr: Composer   

Jan 02   Sir lawrence wackett: Australian aircraft engineer   

Jan 04   Everett mckinley dirkson: (sen-r-ill)   

Jan 04   Everett dirksen: American politician   

Jan 04   Everett dirksen: American politician (sen-r-ill)   

Jan 01   Alfred ely beach: American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   Joseph hubert reinkens: German old catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   William rainey marshall: Governor of minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   Matthew b brady: Us photographer (civil war),   

Jan 18   Charles floquet: French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   Heinrich m von battenberg: German son-in-law of victoria,    

Jan 25   Frans c baeckelmans: Flemish architect (court of justice),   

Jan 28   Joseph barnby: Composer,