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   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer  

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   In the year 1896 karl Hermann Pillney, composer  

Apr 10   On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN  

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

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1896 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62  

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   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)  

Apr 18   On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)  

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   In the year 1896 senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)  

Apr 21   In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer  

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist  

Apr 23   In the year 1896 premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)  

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) on this day in history.  

Apr 25   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher  

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   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   On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65  

May 04   On this day in history 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)  

May 04   On this day in history grease fire ignites � ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO  

May 04   In the year 1896 the first edition of London Daily Mail (� 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 in the year 1896.  

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

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   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

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

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68  

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57