Historical Events In 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   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) in the year 1896.  

Mar 13   In the year 1896 dorothy Aldis, writer  

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

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

Mar 16   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on this day in history.  

Mar 24   Gianna Manzini, writer in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 25   On this day in history modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece  

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

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28   On this day in history the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

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

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

Apr 05   In the year 1896 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66  

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   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 08   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.