Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   In the year 1896 bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

Aug 17   On this day in history george Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon   

Aug 17   Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada in the year 1896.   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1896 henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

Aug 18   On this day in history adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times   

Aug 18   Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88   

Aug 19   On this day in history eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer   

Aug 20   On this day in history dial telephone patented   

Aug 21   In the year 1896 blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family)   

Aug 23   First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose) in the year 1896.   

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

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

Aug 26   Richard Hammond, composer in the year 1896.   

Aug 27   In the year 1896 england defeated Zanzibar 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 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 in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1896 raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

Aug 31   In the year 1896 louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC   

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   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   In the year 1896 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI   

Sep 07   On this day in history a. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held   

Sep 07   The first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Fritz Reuter, composer in the year 1896.   

Sep 10   Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer in the year 1896.   

Sep 11   On this day in history anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 20   In the year 1896 heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

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