Page 9: Historical Events In 1896

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

Aug 17   On this day in history george Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon   

Aug 17   In the year 1896 gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada   

Aug 17   Gold is discovered on Klondike River on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times in the year 1896.   

Aug 18   In the year 1896 alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack)   

Aug 18   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1896.   

Aug 19   On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer   

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented in the year 1896.   

Aug 21   Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila in the year 1896.   

Aug 24   Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) in the year 1896.   

Aug 25   Dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9 02 AM-9 40 AM)   

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

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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.   

Aug 30   Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) in the year 1896.   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62   

Sep 02   In the year 1896 nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies   

Sep 04   In the year 1896 agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)   

Sep 06   On this day in history frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer   

Sep 07   In the year 1896 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI   

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

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

Sep 09   In the year 1896 fritz Reuter, composer   

Sep 10   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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.