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 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1896 andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist   

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

Sep 17   Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta) in the year 1896.   

Sep 18   Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [NS=Oct 2]   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76   

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

Sep 21   British force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan in the year 1896.   

Sep 21   On this day in history general Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan   

Sep 22   Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history on this day in 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) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   In the year 1896 francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies   

Sep 24   The birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1896 elsa Triolet, writer   

Sep 27   In the year 1896 george Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 03   In the year 1896 william Morris, writer, dies at 62   

Oct 05   William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Oct 07   Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language)   

Oct 12   On this day in history eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)   

Oct 14   On this day in history lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)   

Oct 15   Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret) in the year 1896.   

Oct 16   In the year 1896 edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter   

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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   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1896 death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57