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 on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 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   Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   On this day in history italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea  

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

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer  

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

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

Mar 01   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 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   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.  

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1896 erwin Bodky, composer  

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

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

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   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square  

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

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   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.  

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57