Historical Events In 1896

Nov 23   Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history 1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont  

Nov 25   Virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) in the year 1896.  

Nov 26   1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6 on this day in history.  

Nov 27   "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Giovanni B Angioletti, Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio) in the year 1896.  

Nov 28   In the year 1896 lilia Skala, Vienna, actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly)  

Nov 29   On this day in history philip L Carret, Lynn Mass, CEO (Pioneer Fund)  

Dec 01   1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) in the year 1896.  

Dec 01   In the year 1896 petko Staynov, composer  

Dec 01   The First certified public accountants receive certificates, New York in the year 1896.  

Dec 02   Georgi K Zjukov, marshal of Moskow/Stalingrad [NS-Dec 11] on this day in history.  

Dec 02   On this day in history gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin  

Dec 03   Boleslaw Szabelski, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 04   In the year 1896 nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS]  

Dec 05   (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author in the year 1896.  

Dec 05   On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig  

Dec 06   On this day in history arnold Foster, composer  

Dec 06   On this day in history d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura  

Dec 06   The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George in the year 1896.  

Dec 07   Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer in the year 1896.  

Dec 08   On this day in history earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75  

Dec 08   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG) in the year 1896.  

Dec 10   On this day in history 1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3)  

Dec 10   Alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63 in the year 1896.  

Dec 11   In the year 1896 georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2]  

Dec 12   On this day in history eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson  

Dec 14   James Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born on this day in history.  

Dec 14   James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born in the year 1896.  

Dec 14   On this day in history james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)  

Dec 14   The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company in the year 1896.  

Dec 15   Carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist on this day in history.  

Dec 15   In the year 1896 herman Hollerith, inventor of the tabulating machine used in the 1890 U.S. census, was saved from financial ruin when the Russian government contracted his tabulating machine for their census  

Dec 15   John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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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   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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 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   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)  

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   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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.