Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) in the year 1896.  

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

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

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) 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) in the year 1896.  

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 20   On this day in history marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens  

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   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   In the year 1896 giulia D De Albertis, writer  

Mar 23   On this day in history 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] on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1896.  

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

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

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   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.  

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.  

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