Page 9: Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   In the year 1896 bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

Aug 17   On this day in history george Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon   

Aug 17   On this day in history gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada   

Aug 17   Gold is discovered on Klondike River on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas)   

Aug 18   On this day in history adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times   

Aug 18   Alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1896 frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88   

Aug 19   In the year 1896 eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer   

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) in the year 1896.   

Aug 23   First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

Aug 25   Dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad) in the year 1896.   

Aug 26   On this day in history armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

Aug 26   Richard Hammond, composer in the year 1896.   

Aug 27   England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) in the year 1896.   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9 02 AM-9 40 AM)   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM)   

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1896 the Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City.   

Aug 30   Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare) in the year 1896.   

Aug 31   Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC in the year 1896.   

Sep 01   On this day in history johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62   

Sep 02   On this day in history nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies   

Sep 04   On this day in history agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)   

Sep 06   In the year 1896 frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer   

Sep 07   1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI in the year 1896.   

Sep 07   In the year 1896 a. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held   

Sep 07   The first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1896 fritz Reuter, composer   

Sep 10   Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer in the year 1896.   

Sep 11   Anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1896.   

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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   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 02   Dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!) was born in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1896.   

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