Historical Events In 1896

Sep 12   Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1896 morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Sep 15   Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer in the year 1896.   

Sep 16   Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1896.   

Sep 17   On this day in history denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)   

Sep 18   On this day in history armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [NS=Oct 2]   

Sep 20   Gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1896.   

Sep 20   John Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Sep 21   On this day in history british force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.   

Sep 21   General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan in the year 1896.   

Sep 22   In the year 1896 queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.   

Sep 23   Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 24   F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby) in the year 1896.   

Sep 24   On this day in history francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies   

Sep 24   In the year 1896 the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist   

Sep 25   In the year 1896 elsa Triolet, writer   

Sep 27   George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh) in the year 1896.   

Oct 01   In the year 1896 sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) in the year 1896.   

Oct 02   On this day in history fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20]   

Oct 03   On this day in history william Morris, writer, dies at 62   

Oct 05   On this day in history william Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC   

Oct 06   Otto Siegl, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests) in the year 1896.   

Oct 08   In the year 1896 dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks   

Oct 08   In the year 1896 dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks   

Oct 11   On this day in history anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72   

Oct 11   In the year 1896 roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)   

Oct 12   Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret) on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter   

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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 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

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