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   In the year 1896 jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great  

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

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   On this day in history sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)  

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

Mar 20   In the year 1896 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   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) in the year 1896.  

Mar 22   Giulia D De Albertis, writer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 25   In the year 1896 modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece  

Mar 26   In the year 1896 nanny v Hof, writer, dies  

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   On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)  

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) in the year 1896.  

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

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

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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