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) in the year 1896.   

Oct 22   Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C) in the year 1896.   

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   On this day in history 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)   

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

Oct 27   In the year 1896 the first Pali Road completed in Hawaii   

Oct 28   On this day in history howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)   

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

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

Oct 30   Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1896 ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather)   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history j H Hunter patents portable weighing scales   

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

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

Nov 11   On this day in history charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, NYC Mafia gangster   

Nov 11   In the year 1896 jules Vandenpeereboom becomes Belgium's minister of War   

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   In the year 1896 nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)   

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

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

Nov 16   In the year 1896 lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)   

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

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Sussex Vampire" (BG) in the year 1896.   

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer in the year 1896.   

Nov 22   In the year 1896 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.   

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57