Historical Events In 1896

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

Mar 12   On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great  

Mar 12   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) in the year 1896.  

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)  

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" on this day in history.  

Mar 20   On this day in history hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)  

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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1896.  

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

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece  

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies in the year 1896.  

Mar 26   In the year 1896 richard Flury, composer  

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

Mar 28   In the year 1896 the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)  

Mar 31   In the year 1896 whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)  

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) on this day in history.  

Apr 04   In the year 1896 announcement of Gold in the Yukon  

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   Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight) on this day in history.  

Apr 04   The birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet in the year 1896.  

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history  

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

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.