Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective in the year 1896.   

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

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   In the year 1896 henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist   

Feb 21   Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   On this day in history thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton   

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

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 in the year 1896.   

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

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle   

Mar 01   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian premier Crispi resigns   

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

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

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square   

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

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

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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