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 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   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 14   In the year 1896 john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)   

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   In the year 1896 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published in the year 1896.   

Apr 20   In the year 1896 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC   

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   Margaret Kennedy, novelist in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 27   Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) in the year 1896.   

Apr 27   On this day in history 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   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   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   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   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   In the year 1896 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   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   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

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

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

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