Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   In the year 1896 harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)   

Mar 12   1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great on this day in history.   

Mar 12   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history dorothy Aldis, writer   

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

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time) in the year 1896.   

Mar 16   Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity.   

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   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 on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)   

Mar 22   Giulia D De Albertis, writer in the year 1896.   

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history gianna Manzini, writer   

Mar 25   In the year 1896 modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

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

Mar 26   In the year 1896 nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

Mar 26   In the year 1896 richard Flury, composer   

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

Mar 28   The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1896 whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

Apr 03   Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   Announcement of Gold in the Yukon in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 04   On this day in history news of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world.   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 the birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet   

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   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1896.   

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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   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   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 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

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