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   First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Juan Tomas Perez, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 06   The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) in the year 1896.   

Apr 07   In the year 1896 benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)   

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer in the year 1896.   

Apr 10   Edith Day, Minneapolis MN in the year 1896.   

Apr 10   In the year 1896 greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens   

Apr 10   In the year 1896 spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)   

Apr 12   On this day in history alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 12   Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens) on this day in history.   

Apr 14   John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 17   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) in the year 1896.   

Apr 18   C Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse) in the year 1896.   

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 20   On this day in history senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)   

Apr 21   In the year 1896 h de Montherlant, writer   

Apr 23   In the year 1896 margaret Kennedy, novelist   

Apr 23   On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

Apr 23   In the year 1896 vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC)   

Apr 25   On this day in history fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)   

Apr 27   In the year 1896 rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)   

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   In the year 1896 jacques Leon Wolfe, composer   

Apr 30   On this day in history antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68   

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

May 04   Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

May 04   In the year 1896 the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

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

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57