Historical Events In 1896

Nov 23   Joris Vriamont, Flemish author/music publisher on this day in history.   

Nov 24   1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Virgil Thomson, KC Mo, composer/music critic (4 Saints in 3 Acts) on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history 1st large indoor football game, U of Chic beats U of Mich 7-6   

Nov 27   In the year 1896 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) debuts in Frankfurt   

Nov 27   On this day in history giovanni B Angioletti, Italian author (Il giorno del giudizio)   

Nov 28   In the year 1896 lilia Skala, Vienna, actress (House of Games, Flashdance, Charly)   

Nov 29   Philip L Carret, Lynn Mass, CEO (Pioneer Fund) in the year 1896.   

Dec 01   1st certified public accountants receive certificates (NY) in the year 1896.   

Dec 01   Petko Staynov, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 01   The First certified public accountants receive certificates, New York on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Georgi K Zjukov, marshal of Moskow/Stalingrad [NS-Dec 11] in the year 1896.   

Dec 02   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Die versunkene Glocke," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1896 boleslaw Szabelski, composer   

Dec 04   In the year 1896 nikolai S Tichonov, Russian writer (against Pasternak) [NS]   

Dec 05   On this day in history (Lady Huxley) Juliette Baillot, author   

Dec 05   Henrik Ibsen's "Kejsor og Galileer," premieres in Leipzig on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Arnold Foster, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1896 d T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura   

Dec 06   The birth of Ira Gershwin, American lyricist; with brother George on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Juan Maria Thomas Sabater, composer in the year 1896.   

Dec 08   In the year 1896 earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel), dies at 75   

Dec 08   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter" (BG)   

Dec 10   1st intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3) on this day in history.   

Dec 10   On this day in history alfred Nobel, Swedish Nobel Prize ceremony on this date, dies at 63   

Dec 11   Georgi K Zjukov, Russian minister of Defense (WW II) [OS-Dec 2] on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1896 eslanda Goode, US anthropology/author under Paul Robeson   

Dec 14   In the year 1896 james Doolittle aviator U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born   

Dec 14   James Doolittle aviator: U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General awarded Congressional Medal of Honor for leading 1st U.S. aerial raid against Japan in WWII was born in the year 1896.   

Dec 14   In the year 1896 james H Doolittle, USAF General (Raid on Tokyo 1942)   

Dec 14   The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1896 carl Ferdinand Cori, US bio-chemist   

Dec 15   In the year 1896 herman Hollerith, inventor of the tabulating machine used in the 1890 U.S. census, was saved from financial ruin when the Russian government contracted his tabulating machine for their census   

Dec 15   On this day in history john GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

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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   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.