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 in the year 1896.  

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

Apr 07   On this day in history benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)  

Apr 08   On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer  

Apr 10   In the year 1896 edith Day, Minneapolis MN  

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) in the year 1896.  

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   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) on this day in history.  

Apr 18   In the year 1896 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist in the year 1896.  

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

Apr 23   On this day in history vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)  

Apr 25   On this day in history 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   The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher on this day in history.  

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

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer in the year 1896.  

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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   1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.  

May 04   In the year 1896 grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO  

May 04   The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.  

May 06   22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57