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

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) in the year 1896.   

Feb 22   Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924) in the year 1896.   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea   

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

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer in the year 1896.   

Mar 01   On this day in history albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle   

Mar 01   Battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1896.   

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   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   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   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square   

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 in the year 1896.   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1896 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

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

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 in the year 1896.