Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   On this day in history london Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective   

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

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) in the year 1896.   

Feb 28   France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar in the year 1896.   

Feb 28   In the year 1896 philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

Feb 29   On this day in history omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer   

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

Mar 01   On this day in history battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians   

Mar 01   On this day in history battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians   

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

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

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 the year 1896 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   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

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

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 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.   

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   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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.