Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   On this day in history london Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective  

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years in the year 1896.  

Feb 18   The birth of Andre Breton, French poet on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1896 sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)  

Feb 22   On this day in history edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)  

Feb 22   In the year 1896 thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton  

Feb 23   Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield in the year 1896.  

Feb 24   On this day in history victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27  

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea in the year 1896.  

Feb 25   In the year 1896 italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

Feb 25   In the year 1896 john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)  

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) in the year 1896.  

Feb 28   France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar in the year 1896.  

Feb 28   On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)  

Feb 29   On this day in history omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle  

Mar 01   On this day in history battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

Mar 01   In the year 1896 battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians  

Mar 01   On this day in history dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer  

Mar 02   Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1896 george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg  

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa in the year 1896.  

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.  

Mar 06   1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" on this day in history.  

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1896 erwin Bodky, composer  

Mar 07   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London  

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on this day in history.  

Mar 10   After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square in the year 1896.  

Mar 10   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18  

Mar 10   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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