Page 9: Historical Events In 1896

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

Aug 17   George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon in the year 1896.   

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   Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) in the year 1896.   

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

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

Aug 18   On this day in history frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88   

Aug 19   Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer in the year 1896.   

Aug 20   On this day in history dial telephone patented   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1896 armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

Aug 26   Richard Hammond, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies   

Sep 04   Agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea) in the year 1896.   

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

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

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

Sep 07   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   In the year 1896 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

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.