Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.   

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar   

Feb 28   Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) in the year 1896.   

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   Battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 02   George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg in the year 1896.   

Mar 05   On this day in history italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa   

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   On this day in history in Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time   

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   On this day in history 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" in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

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

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.   

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