Historical Events In 1896

Jul 01   In the year 1896 harriet Beecher Stowe, US author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies at 85  

Jul 01   Pavel G Antokolski, Russian poet/director (Syn) [NS] in the year 1896.  

Jul 03   In the year 1896 doris Lloyd, actress (Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah & Son)  

Jul 04   On this day in history adolf Hallis, composer  

Jul 06   Alexander Sergeyevich Famintsin, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1896.  

Jul 06   In the year 1896 thomas W McKnew, president (National Geographic Society)  

Jul 08   William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention in the year 1896.  

Jul 11   Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian (Olympia), dies at 81 in the year 1896.  

Jul 13   On this day in history ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game  

Jul 16   Edmond-Louis-Antoine Huot de Goncourt, novelist, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Mauritius R J Dekker [Boris Robazki], Dutch writer (Merkteken) on this day in history.  

Jul 18   2nd US Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY in the year 1896.  

Jul 19   Archibald J Cronin, England, author (Citadel, Shining Victory) on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history the birth of A.J Cronin, Scottish novelist  

Jul 21   National Federation of Afro-American Women & Colored Women's on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Hermann Kasack, German writer (Die Stadt hinter dem Strom) on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1896 richard N Gale, English general/airborne commander (Normandy)  

Jul 26   On this day in history charles Butterworth, US, lawyer/actor (Mad Genius)  

Jul 28   City of Miami incorporated on this day in history.  

Aug 01   George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (NY to England) on this day in history.  

Aug 01   George Samuelson completes rowing the Atlantic (New York to England) in the year 1896.  

Aug 06   Cyril Mockridge, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history france annexes Madagascar  

Aug 08   Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling) on this day in history.  

Aug 09   Jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist in the year 1896.  

Aug 09   Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on this day in history.  

Aug 10   Otto Lilienthal, German aircraft pioneer, dies in the year 1896.  

Aug 11   Harvey Hubbell patents electric light bulb socket with a pull chain in the year 1896.  

Aug 12   On this day in history gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson  

Aug 12   On this day in history thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg  

Aug 13   John Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67 in the year 1896.  

Aug 13   On this day in history leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor  

Aug 15   Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor on this day in history.  

Aug 16   Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala in the year 1896.  

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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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer  

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

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   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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