Historical Events In 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Gold is discovered on Klondike River on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack)  

Aug 18   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1896.  

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

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.  

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)  

Aug 25   Dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad) in the year 1896.  

Aug 26   In the year 1896 armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople  

Aug 26   In the year 1896 richard Hammond, composer  

Aug 27   England defeated Zanzibar 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 27   Zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) in the year 1896.  

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   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) in the year 1896.  

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 in the year 1896.  

Sep 04   Agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea) in the year 1896.  

Sep 06   On this day in history frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer  

Sep 07   1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI in the year 1896.  

Sep 07   In the year 1896 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   Anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1896.  

Sep 12   On this day in history giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe)  

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.  

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.  

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.  

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)  

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