Historical Events In 1896

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

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great on this day in history.  

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

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer in the year 1896.  

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   Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 20   In the year 1896 marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens  

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   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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.  

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

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   In the year 1896 douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)  

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in the Yukon in the year 1896.  

Apr 04   In the year 1896 announcement of Gold in Yukon  

Apr 04   On this day in history news of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world.  

Apr 04   In the year 1896 robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1896.  

Apr 06   1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history in the year 1896.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

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   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57