Page 5: Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   On this day in history 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   Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Apr 10   In the year 1896 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   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1896 herzl's "The Jewish State" is published   

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

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) in the year 1896.   

Apr 21   On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer   

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

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) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher   

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.   

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

Apr 30   Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) in the year 1896.   

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) on this day in history.   

May 04   Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO in the year 1896.   

May 04   The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)   

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

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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   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   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.