Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   On this day in history harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)   

Mar 12   On this day in history 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 12   On this day in history jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great   

Mar 12   On this day in history the first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)   

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

Mar 14   In the year 1896 sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)   

Mar 16   Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan) on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 the Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity.   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 uprising in Matabeleland   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, born on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down.   

Mar 22   Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history giulia D De Albertis, writer   

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan in the year 1896.   

Mar 24   On this day in history gianna Manzini, writer   

Mar 25   On this day in history modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece in the year 1896.   

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   On this day in history e Rundle Charles, writer, dies   

Mar 28   In the year 1896 the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)   

Mar 31   Whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in the Yukon   

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in Yukon   

Apr 04   News of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   On this day in history robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)   

Apr 04   The birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet in the year 1896.   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens in the year 1896.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens   

Apr 05   In the year 1896 john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.   

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   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.