Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   On this day in history harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)   

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

Mar 12   On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

Mar 12   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Mar 22   Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) on this day in history.   

Mar 22   Giulia D De Albertis, writer in the year 1896.   

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

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

Mar 25   On this day in history modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

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

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1896 richard Flury, composer   

Mar 28   E Rundle Charles, writer, dies in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) in the year 1896.   

Mar 31   Whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)   

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

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   On this day in history robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)   

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

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

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   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.   

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   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

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