Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   In the year 1896 bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident  

Aug 17   In the year 1896 george Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon  

Aug 17   Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada in the year 1896.  

Aug 17   Gold is discovered on Klondike River in the year 1896.  

Aug 17   In the year 1896 henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)  

Aug 18   In the year 1896 adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times  

Aug 18   Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack) on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1896 eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer  

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1896 blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family)  

Aug 23   First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1896 dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad)  

Aug 26   Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople on this day in history.  

Aug 26   On this day in history richard Hammond, composer  

Aug 27   England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) in the year 1896.  

Aug 27   Zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9 02 AM-9 40 AM) in the year 1896.  

Aug 27   Zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) on this day in history.  

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador in the year 1896.  

Aug 29   In the year 1896 the Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City.  

Aug 30   Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas in the year 1896.  

Aug 30   Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) on this day in history.  

Aug 31   In the year 1896 louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC  

Sep 01   In the year 1896 johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62  

Sep 02   Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies in the year 1896.  

Sep 04   On this day in history agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)  

Sep 06   In the year 1896 frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer  

Sep 07   On this day in history 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI  

Sep 07   On this day in history a. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held  

Sep 07   On this day in history the first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI.  

Sep 09   On this day in history fritz Reuter, composer  

Sep 10   In the year 1896 elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer  

Sep 11   On this day in history anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72  

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

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   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.  

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

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 in the year 1896.  

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   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

Jan 18   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

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 on this day in history.