Page 3: Historical Events In 1896

Feb 17   On this day in history london Country Councils' Muzzling Order becomes effective   

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   Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton on this day in history.   

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

Feb 24   Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 in the year 1896.   

Feb 25   On this day in history italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea   

Feb 25   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1896 battle of Adua 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians   

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

Mar 01   Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1896 battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians   

Mar 02   On this day in history george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg   

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1896 italian premier Crispi resigns   

Mar 06   1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" in the year 1896.   

Mar 06   On this day in history in Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time   

Mar 07   In the year 1896 erwin Bodky, composer   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1896 volunteers of America forms (NYC)   

Mar 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Jacobson, composer   

Jan 01   Teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1896 birth of everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill)   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1896 death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68   

Jan 28   In the year 1896 joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57