Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   On this day in history bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident  

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   On this day in history 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   Adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   On this day in history first Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila.  

Aug 24   In the year 1896 phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)  

Aug 25   On this day in history dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad)  

Aug 26   On this day in history armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 29   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1896 raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)  

Aug 31   In the year 1896 louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC  

Sep 01   On this day in history johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62  

Sep 02   In the year 1896 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   Frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

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   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)  

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.  

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72  

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

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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