Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   Bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1896 george Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon   

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

Aug 17   Gold is discovered on Klondike River in the year 1896.   

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   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   Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) in the year 1896.   

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

Aug 27   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

Sep 02   Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)   

Sep 06   In the year 1896 frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer   

Sep 07   On this day in history 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   Anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1896.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.