Historical Events In 1896

Jan 01   Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays in the year 1896.   

Jan 02   Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Emperor Wilhelm congratulates Pres Kruger on the Jameson Raid on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1896 emperor Wilhelm congratulates President Kruger on the Jameson Raid   

Jan 04   On this day in history aFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC   

Jan 04   In the year 1896 following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state   

Jan 04   Seven members of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell's cabinet resign over the Manitoba Schools Question in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Utah is admitted to the Union as the 45th state on this day in history.   

Jan 05   German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays in the year 1896.   

Jan 05   In the year 1896 hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)   

Jan 06   1st US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Abram N Pritzker, US businessman (Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony   

Jan 06   The first US women's 6-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Arnold Ridley, Bath England, actor/dramatist (The Ghost Train) on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1896 fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook   

Jan 07   Fanny Farmer publishes her first cookbook on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1896 jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)   

Jan 11   Eva Le Gallienne, London England, actress/director (Resurrection) on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1896 1st X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

Jan 12   On this day in history rex Ingram, Ireland, actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre)   

Jan 12   On this day in history the first X-ray photo in US (Dr Henry Smith, Davidson NC)   

Jan 14   In the year 1896 john dos Passos, novelist (1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel)   

Jan 15   Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael & his Lost Angel," premieres in London in the year 1896.   

Jan 15   Jacobo Ficher, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.   

Jan 16   Defeat of Cymru Fydd at South Wales Liberal Federation AGM, Newport, Monmouthshire in the year 1896.   

Jan 17   On this day in history harry Reser, Ohio, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show)   

Jan 18   1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in US (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Jan 18   British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa in the year 1896.   

Jan 18   Hans H Holm, Norwegian poet (Jonsoknatt) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1896 the first demonstration of an x-ray machine in the US, New York City NY   

Jan 20   In the year 1896 elmer R Diktonius, Finnish musicologist/author (Janne Kubik)   

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

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   On this day in history birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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   Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828) died in the year 1896.   

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