Historical Events In 1896

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

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

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

Feb 18   On this day in history the birth of Andre Breton, French poet.   

Feb 20   Henri de Lubac sj, French theologist/anti-fascist on this day in history.   

Feb 21   In the year 1896 sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)   

Feb 22   In the year 1896 edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)   

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   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   In the year 1896 andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)   

Feb 28   In the year 1896 france dismisses Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar   

Feb 28   On this day in history philip Showalter Hench, Pittsburgh, physician (cortisone-Nobel)   

Feb 29   Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

Mar 01   On this day in history dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1896 george Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg   

Mar 05   Italian Governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa in the year 1896.   

Mar 05   Italian premier Crispi resigns on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   Bronx acquires O'Brien Square in the year 1896.   

Mar 10   In the year 1896 charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins first modern marathon in 3 18   

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

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

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 in the year 1896.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)   

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

Jan 04   Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821) died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died in the year 1896.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.   

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

Jan 28   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1896.