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   On this day in history gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada  

Aug 17   In the year 1896 gold is discovered on Klondike River  

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

Aug 18   In the year 1896 adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times  

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

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

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

Aug 20   In the year 1896 dial telephone patented  

Aug 21   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Aug 24   Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) on this day in history.  

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   Richard Hammond, composer in the year 1896.  

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

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador in the year 1896.  

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 on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

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   Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies in the year 1896.  

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

Sep 06   Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 10   On this day in history elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer  

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.  

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   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.  

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57