Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   In the year 1896 anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg   

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) on this day in history.   

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!) in the year 1896.   

Oct 27   In the year 1896 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   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   Ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history 1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag   

Nov 01   In the year 1896 edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War)   

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

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

Nov 06   On this day in history jim Jordan, Peoria IL, radio comedian (Fibber McGee)   

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

Nov 14   Mamie G Doud Eisenhower, 1st lady (1953-61) in the year 1896.   

Nov 14   Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation in the year 1896.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

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   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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.