Page 5: Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod 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   The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens   

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   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)   

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) in the year 1896.   

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer   

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

May 01   Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

Jan 18   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

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