Page 5: Historical Events In 1896
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
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 On this day in history first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece
Apr 06 Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.
Apr 06 In the year 1896 the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)
Apr 07 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.
Apr 08 Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.
Apr 10 Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.
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) on this day in history.
Apr 12 On this day in history 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 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece on this day in history.
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) on this day in history.
Apr 19 Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.
Apr 20 On this day in history 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC
Apr 20 Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) on this day in history.
Apr 21 On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer
Apr 23 Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.
Apr 23 On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)
Apr 23 Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.
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 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 On this day in history gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)
May 01 On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65
May 04 In the year 1896 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)
May 04 On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO
May 04 The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) in the year 1896.
May 06 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.
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