Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer in the year 1896.   

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   In the year 1896 conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

Mar 16   On this day in history premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)   

Mar 20   In the year 1896 marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens   

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

Mar 20   On this day in history uprising in Matabeleland   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1896 giulia D De Albertis, writer   

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

Mar 24   Gianna Manzini, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6] on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Nanny v Hof, writer, dies in the year 1896.   

Mar 26   Richard Flury, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   In the year 1896 e Rundle Charles, writer, dies   

Mar 28   On this day in history the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)   

Mar 31   On this day in history whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper)   

Apr 03   On this day in history douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)   

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   In the year 1896 news of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world.   

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

Apr 04   On this day in history the birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens   

Apr 05   John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1896 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   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57