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Page 5: Historical Events In 1896

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

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  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 06   On this day in history first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 06   Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 06   In the year 1896 the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 10   On this day in history greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 12   On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 12   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 14   On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 15   1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 17   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 20   On this day in history 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 21   On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 23   On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 25   In the year 1896 fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 27   On this day in history rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 27   In the year 1896 the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Apr 30   On this day in history gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 01   On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 04   In the year 1896 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 04   On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 04   The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

May 06   22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In 1896

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1896

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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