Historical Events In 1896
Sunday, 03 July 2022
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.
Apr 06 In the year 1896 first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece
Apr 06 In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer
Apr 06 The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) in the year 1896.
Apr 07 On this day in history benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)
Apr 08 On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer
Apr 10 In the year 1896 edith Day, Minneapolis MN
Apr 10 On this day in history greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens
Apr 10 Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) in the year 1896.
Apr 12 In the year 1896 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62
Apr 12 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) in the year 1896.
Apr 14 On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)
Apr 15 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece on this day in history.
Apr 17 Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) on this day in history.
Apr 18 In the year 1896 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)
Apr 19 In the year 1896 herzl's "The Jewish State" is published
Apr 20 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC in the year 1896.
Apr 20 Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) on this day in history.
Apr 21 On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer
Apr 23 Margaret Kennedy, novelist in the year 1896.
Apr 23 On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)
Apr 23 On this day in history vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)
Apr 25 On this day in history fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)
Apr 27 On this day in history rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)
Apr 27 The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher on this day in history.
Apr 28 Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.
Apr 29 Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer in the year 1896.
Apr 30 Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Apr 30 On this day in history gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)
May 01 Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on this day in history.
May 04 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1896 grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO
May 04 The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.
May 06 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.
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