Page 3: 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 in the year 1896.   

Feb 18   On this day in history cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years   

Feb 18   In the year 1896 the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)   

Feb 22   In the year 1896 edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)   

Feb 22   Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton in the year 1896.   

Feb 23   On this day in history tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield   

Feb 24   Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 in the year 1896.   

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   On this day in history john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)   

Feb 26   In the year 1896 andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)   

Feb 28   In the year 1896 france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar   

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

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 01   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1896 battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians   

Mar 02   On this day in history george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg   

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.   

Mar 06   1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" in the year 1896.   

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time in the year 1896.   

Mar 07   Erwin Bodky, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1896 volunteers of America forms (NYC)   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.