Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs in the year 1896.   

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years in the year 1896.   

Feb 18   In the year 1896 the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.   

Feb 20   On this day in history henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist   

Feb 21   On this day in history sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)   

Feb 22   Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924) in the year 1896.   

Feb 22   Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton in the year 1896.   

Feb 23   Tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1896 victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27   

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history john J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark)   

Feb 26   In the year 1896 andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)   

Feb 28   In the year 1896 france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar   

Feb 28   On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer in the year 1896.   

Mar 01   On this day in history albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle   

Mar 01   In the year 1896 battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians   

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1896 dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer   

Mar 02   Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1896 george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg   

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns in the year 1896.   

Mar 06   1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history erwin Bodky, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London   

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) on this day in history.   

Mar 10   After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" in the year 1896.   

Mar 10   On this day in history bronx acquires O'Brien Square   

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 in the year 1896.   

Mar 10   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 15   In the year 1896 matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72   

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

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57