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   First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece in the year 1896.   

Apr 06   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer   

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

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   Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens in the year 1896.   

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece   

Apr 17   In the year 1896 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   1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1896 senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)   

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

Apr 23   On this day in history margaret Kennedy, novelist   

Apr 23   Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) in the year 1896.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 27   The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher in the year 1896.   

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   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   Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO in the year 1896.   

May 04   On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

May 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

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

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 in the year 1896.