Page 5: Historical Events In 1896

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   Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.   

Apr 06   On this day in history the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)   

Apr 07   In the year 1896 benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)   

Apr 08   On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 12   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)   

Apr 21   H de Montherlant, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

Apr 23   On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Apr 25   Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) in the year 1896.   

Apr 27   In the year 1896 rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)   

Apr 27   On this day in history the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher   

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.   

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1896 gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)   

May 01   Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 in the year 1896.   

May 04   1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) in the year 1896.   

May 04   On this day in history 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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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.