Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   On this day in history anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg  

Oct 20   Nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 24   In the year 1896 jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

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   On this day in history edith Haisman, Titanic survivor  

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

Oct 28   In the year 1896 howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer/conductor (Nordic)  

Oct 30   In the year 1896 anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer  

Oct 30   Charles Tupper, PM of Canada (C) (1896), dies on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

Nov 06   Jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee) in the year 1896.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 13   On this day in history antonio Pena y Goni, composer, dies at 50  

Nov 13   In the year 1896 nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)  

Nov 14   Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation  

Nov 16   Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield Calif, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Nov 22   George Washington Gale Ferris, inventor (Ferris wheel), dies in the year 1896.  

Nov 22   On this day in history mario La Broca, composer  

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

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.