Page 11: 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) in the year 1896.   

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 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   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   On this day in history anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer   

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

Oct 30   Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator in the year 1896.   

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

Nov 03   In the year 1896 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) 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   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   On this day in history nobusuke Kishi, premier of Japan (1957-60)   

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

Nov 14   On this day in history 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) in the year 1896.   

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

Nov 20   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer in the year 1896.   

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

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

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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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57