Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

Mar 12   The inaugural movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer.   

Mar 14   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).   

Mar 16   Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen".   

Mar 20   Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan).   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens.   

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

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland   

Mar 20   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   Giulia D De Albertis, writer   

Mar 22   In this year, Charilaos Vasilakos claims 1st marathon (3:18)   

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan.   

Mar 24   Gianna Manzini, writer.   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece.   

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies.   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer.   

Mar 28   E Rundle Charles, writer, dies   

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)   

Mar 31   Whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper).   

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement).   

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in the Yukon.   

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in Yukon.   

Apr 04   News of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world.   

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

Apr 04   Tristan Tzara, French poet is born.   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens.   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens.   

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66.   

Apr 06   In this year, 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, claims 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history   

Apr 06   inaugural modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece   

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Jan 01   Maurice jacobson: Composer   

Jan 01   Teinosuke kinugasa: Japans actor/director (jujiro, jigoku-mon)   

Jan 02   Dziga vertiv: [denis a kaufman], russian director (sjagai, soviet!)   

Jan 02   Ernst-lothar von knorr: Composer   

Jan 02   Sir lawrence wackett: Australian aircraft engineer   

Jan 04   Everett mckinley dirkson: (sen-r-ill)   

Jan 04   Everett dirksen: American politician   

Jan 04   Everett dirksen: American politician (sen-r-ill)    

Jan 01   Alfred ely beach: American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   Joseph hubert reinkens: German old catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   William rainey marshall: Governor of minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   Matthew b brady: Us photographer (civil war),   

Jan 18   Charles floquet: French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   Heinrich m von battenberg: German son-in-law of victoria,    

Jan 25   Frans c baeckelmans: Flemish architect (court of justice),   

Jan 28   Joseph barnby: Composer,