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   On this day in history the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)  

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.  

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   Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan) in the year 1896.  

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens in the year 1896.  

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

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

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

Mar 24   On this day in history gianna Manzini, writer  

Mar 25   Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6] in the year 1896.  

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

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

Mar 26   On this day in history richard Flury, composer  

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

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) in the year 1896.  

Mar 31   On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)  

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   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 in the year 1896.  

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens on this day in history.  

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

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 in the year 1896.  

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 on this day in history.  

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