Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1896 first modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece   

Apr 06   Juan Tomas Perez, composer in the year 1896.   

Apr 06   On this day in history the first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS)   

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.   

Apr 08   On this day in history karl Hermann Pillney, composer   

Apr 10   In the year 1896 edith Day, Minneapolis MN   

Apr 10   On this day in history greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens   

Apr 10   On this day in history spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)   

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.   

Apr 12   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) in the year 1896.   

Apr 14   In the year 1896 john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)   

Apr 15   In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece   

Apr 17   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet)   

Apr 18   In the year 1896 c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

Apr 19   In the year 1896 herzl's "The Jewish State" is published   

Apr 20   In the year 1896 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC   

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) on this day in history.   

Apr 21   H de Montherlant, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

Apr 23   Premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC) in the year 1896.   

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Apr 25   Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher   

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

Apr 30   On this day in history gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)   

May 01   Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on this day in history.   

May 04   1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.   

May 04   In the year 1896 grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO   

May 04   The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) in the year 1896.   

May 06   22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1896.   

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

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