Historical Events In 1896

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

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

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great in the year 1896.   

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   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1896 premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan   

Mar 24   Gianna Manzini, writer in the year 1896.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in the Yukon   

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

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) in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 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   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1896.   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1896 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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.