Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

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

Feb 18   In the year 1896 cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs   

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 in the year 1896.   

Feb 21   Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets) in the year 1896.   

Feb 22   In the year 1896 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   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   On this day in history italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea   

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   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   On this day in history 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   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in the year 1896.   

Mar 01   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 02   Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians in the year 1896.   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 07   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1896 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   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square on this day in history.   

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   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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

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

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57