Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1896 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)  

Oct 21   On this day in history edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life)  

Oct 22   On this day in history charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)  

Oct 24   On this day in history jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

Oct 26   Abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty in the year 1896.  

Oct 27   In the year 1896 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)  

Oct 27   Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor on this day in history.  

Oct 27   The first Pali Road completed in Hawaii in the year 1896.  

Oct 28   Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic) on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 30   On this day in history charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator  

Oct 31   Ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) in the year 1896.  

Nov 01   1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag in the year 1896.  

Nov 01   Edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War) in the year 1896.  

Nov 03   In the year 1896 j H Hunter patents portable weighing scales  

Nov 03   William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for President on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee) on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) on this day in history.  

Nov 08   Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster in the year 1896.  

Nov 11   Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War in the year 1896.  

Nov 12   Spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1896 antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50  

Nov 13   Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60) in the year 1896.  

Nov 14   Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) in the year 1896.  

Nov 14   Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation on this day in history.  

Nov 16   On this day in history lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)  

Nov 19   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 19   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 22   On this day in history george Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies  

Nov 22   Mario La Broca, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

Jan 15   On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

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

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 in the year 1896.