Page 9: Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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   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   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 in the year 1896.   

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   On this day in history raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

Aug 31   Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.   

Sep 07   On this day in history 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   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   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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