Page 11: Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg in the year 1896.   

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   Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C) in the year 1896.   

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

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   On this day in history edith Haisman, Titanic survivor   

Oct 27   On this day in history the first Pali Road completed in Hawaii   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee)   

Nov 07   Herbert R O'Connor, Balt Md, (Sen-Md)/TV narrator (Crime Syndicate) in the year 1896.   

Nov 08   Bucky Harris, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) in the year 1896.   

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

Nov 11   Jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84   

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

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

Nov 14   In the year 1896 mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61)   

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

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

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire" (BG) on this day in history.   

Nov 19   On this day in history 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   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

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

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

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   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 20   On this day in history 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.