Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   London Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective in the year 1896.   

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for 1st time in 50 yrs on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Cave of Winds at Niagara Falls goes almost dry for first time in 50 years on this day in history.   

Feb 18   The birth of Andre Breton, French poet in the year 1896.   

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist in the year 1896.   

Feb 21   On this day in history sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)   

Feb 22   Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924) in the year 1896.   

Feb 22   In the year 1896 thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton   

Feb 23   In the year 1896 tootsie Roll introduced by Leo Hirshfield   

Feb 24   On this day in history victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27   

Feb 25   Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1896 italian govt decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea   

Feb 25   John J McClellan, (Sen-D-Ark) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism) in the year 1896.   

Feb 28   France dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar in the year 1896.   

Feb 28   Philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel) on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer   

Mar 01   Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in the year 1896.   

Mar 01   Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1896 dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer   

Mar 02   Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians on this day in history.   

Mar 02   George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg in the year 1896.   

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa   

Mar 05   On this day in history italian premier Crispi resigns   

Mar 06   On this day in history 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"   

Mar 06   In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time in the year 1896.   

Mar 07   Erwin Bodky, composer in the year 1896.   

Mar 07   Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London in the year 1896.   

Mar 08   Volunteers of America forms (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Mar 10   In the year 1896 after Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"   

Mar 10   In the year 1896 bronx acquires O'Brien Square   

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18 in the year 1896.   

Mar 10   Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3:18 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Maurice Jacobson, composer was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1896.   

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   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   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37   

Jan 25   In the year 1896 frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

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