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 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1896 first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece  

Apr 06   On this day in history juan Tomas Perez, composer  

Apr 06   In the year 1896 the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)  

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.  

Apr 08   In the year 1896 karl Hermann Pillney, composer  

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.  

Apr 10   Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1896 spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)  

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1896 stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)  

Apr 14   John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on this day in history.  

Apr 15   On this day in history 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece  

Apr 17   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) on this day in history.  

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on this day in history.  

Apr 19   On this day in history herzl's "The Jewish State" is published  

Apr 20   On this day in history 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC  

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) on this day in history.  

Apr 21   In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer  

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist  

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

Apr 23   In the year 1896 vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)  

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

Apr 27   Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer  

Apr 30   In the year 1896 antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68  

Apr 30   Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75  

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

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

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   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

Jan 20   In the year 1896 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37  

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.