Page 5: 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 in the year 1896.   

Apr 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN   

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

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1896 alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62   

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

Apr 14   On this day in history john Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)   

Apr 15   1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 17   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) on this day in history.   

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.   

Apr 20   1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history h de Montherlant, writer   

Apr 23   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1896 fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)   

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   On this day in history heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies   

Apr 29   On this day in history jacques Leon Wolfe, composer   

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

Apr 30   Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) in the year 1896.   

May 01   In the year 1896 nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65   

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

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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