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   On this day in history first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece   

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

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

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.   

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) in the year 1896.   

Apr 15   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 herzl's "The Jewish State" is published   

Apr 20   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer   

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   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) in the year 1896.   

Apr 27   The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1896 heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies   

Apr 29   On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer   

Apr 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65   

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   In the year 1896 the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

May 06   22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 in the year 1896.   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

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