Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   On this day in history 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   On this day in history the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 13   In the year 1896 dorothy Aldis, writer   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)   

Mar 16   In the year 1896 conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity.   

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, born on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down.   

Mar 22   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)   

Mar 22   On this day in history giulia D De Albertis, writer   

Mar 23   In the year 1896 umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

Mar 24   In the year 1896 gianna Manzini, writer   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6] in the year 1896.   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece in the year 1896.   

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies in the year 1896.   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   E Rundle Charles, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 announcement of Gold in the Yukon   

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in Yukon on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 news of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world.   

Apr 04   Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history the birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet   

Apr 05   On this day in history 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens on this day in history.   

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

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.