Historical Events In 1896

Oct 17   Anton Tsjechovs "Chayka," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.  

Oct 20   In the year 1896 nat Holman, basketball coach (CCNY)  

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) on this day in history.  

Oct 24   On this day in history jack Warner, [Waters], London England, actor (Christmas Carol)  

Oct 26   On this day in history abyssinia & Italy sign peace treaty  

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   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   On this day in history ethel Waters, Chester Pa, actress (Beulah)/singer (Stormy Weather)  

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

Nov 01   Edmund Blunden, English poet/critic (Undertones of War) in the year 1896.  

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) in the year 1896.  

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

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

Nov 12   In the year 1896 spyridon Xyndas, composer, dies at 84  

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

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

Nov 16   In the year 1896 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   Mykhaylo Verikivsky, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57