Historical Events In 1896

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

Oct 20   Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY) in the year 1896.  

Oct 21   Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV (Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life) on this day in history.  

Oct 22   In the year 1896 charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C)  

Oct 24   Jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol) on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty on this day in history.  

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

Oct 27   Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor in the year 1896.  

Oct 27   The first Pali Road completed in Hawaii on this day in history.  

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

Oct 30   Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer in the year 1896.  

Oct 30   Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies in the year 1896.  

Oct 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 01   On this day in history edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War)  

Nov 03   J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales in the year 1896.  

Nov 03   William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for President in the year 1896.  

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) in the year 1896.  

Nov 08   In the year 1896 bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)  

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 in the year 1896.  

Nov 13   Antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61)  

Nov 14   In the year 1896 power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation  

Nov 16   Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 19   In the year 1896 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG)  

Nov 20   On this day in history mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer  

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

Nov 22   Mario La Broca, composer in the year 1896.  

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

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1896.