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   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer   

Apr 06   The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1896 senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door)   

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

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist in the year 1896.   

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

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

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

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

Apr 27   The birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1896 heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies   

Apr 29   Jacques Leon Wolfe, composer in the year 1896.   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1896 gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith)   

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

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   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer was born in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.