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 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1896 frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88   

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

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Aug 26   In the year 1896 richard Hammond, composer   

Aug 27   In the year 1896 england defeated Zanzibar 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 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM)   

Aug 29   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Sep 02   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57