Historical Events In 1896

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

Feb 18   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist  

Feb 21   In the year 1896 sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)  

Feb 22   Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   In the year 1896 thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton  

Feb 23   On this day in history tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield  

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

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   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   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   In the year 1896 omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer  

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

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

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 02   On this day in history battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians  

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   On this day in history italian premier Crispi resigns  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

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

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   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square  

Mar 10   In the year 1896 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.  

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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

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

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

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