Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

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

Mar 12   1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 12   In the year 1896 the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 13   On this day in history dorothy Aldis, writer   

Mar 14   In the year 1896 sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)   

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

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

Mar 16   In the year 1896 premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

Mar 20   Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan) in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   The Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 uprising in Matabeleland   

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   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

Mar 24   Gianna Manzini, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6] on this day in history.   

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

Mar 26   On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   In the year 1896 e Rundle Charles, writer, dies   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history announcement of Gold in the Yukon   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 announcement of Gold in Yukon   

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) in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   The birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

Apr 05   In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens   

Apr 05   On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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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   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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