Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history gold is discovered on Klondike River   

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

Aug 18   Adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack) in the year 1896.   

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

Aug 19   Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.   

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

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   Richard Hammond, composer in the year 1896.   

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

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

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

Aug 29   In the year 1896 chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC   

Sep 01   Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 06   Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer in the year 1896.   

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

Sep 07   In the year 1896 a. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held   

Sep 07   In the year 1896 the first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI.   

Sep 09   Fritz Reuter, composer in the year 1896.   

Sep 10   Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer in the year 1896.   

Sep 11   In the year 1896 anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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   On this day in history 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   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