Page 10: Historical Events In 1896

Sep 12   Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe) on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)   

Sep 15   Tadeusz Szeligowski, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Andre Cheron, French chess/bridge theorist in the year 1896.   

Sep 16   On this day in history carlos Gomez, composer, dies at 60   

Sep 17   Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, physicist, dies in the year 1896.   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [NS=Oct 2]   

Sep 20   In the year 1896 gottfried Conradi, composer, dies at 76   

Sep 20   On this day in history john Mcdermott wins 1st US marathon (NYC)   

Sep 21   On this day in history british force under Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.   

Sep 21   On this day in history general Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan   

Sep 22   In the year 1896 queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1896 ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83   

Sep 24   F Scott Fitzgerald, St Paul Minn, author (Great Gatsby) in the year 1896.   

Sep 24   On this day in history francis SK Fitzgerald, US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies   

Sep 24   In the year 1896 the birth of F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist   

Sep 25   Elsa Triolet, writer on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history george Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh)   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place (BG) in the year 1896.   

Oct 02   Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] on this day in history.   

Oct 03   William Morris, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Oct 05   William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1896 otto Siegl, composer   

Oct 07   Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests) on this day in history.   

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of industrial stocks in the year 1896.   

Oct 08   Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Anton Bruckner, Austr composer (Te Deum, Wagner Symphony), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 11   Roman Jakobson, linguist/Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) on this day in history.   

Oct 12   On this day in history eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)   

Oct 14   On this day in history lillian Gish, silent film/stage actress (Birth of a Nation)   

Oct 15   Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist (I Got a Secret) in the year 1896.   

Oct 16   In the year 1896 edmond van Dooren, Flemish painter   

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Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yitzhak Edel, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57