Page 4: Historical Events In 1896

Mar 10   Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) in the year 1896.   

Mar 12   Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great on this day in history.   

Mar 12   The first movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Dorothy Aldis, writer on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (San Francisco) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

Mar 14   Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) in the year 1896.   

Mar 16   In the year 1896 conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)   

Mar 16   On this day in history premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"   

Mar 20   Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan) on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   The Grand Trunk Railway obtains control of the Central Vermont Railway which retained its corporate identity in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   Uprising in Matabeleland in the year 1896.   

Mar 20   On this day in history wilfred 'Wop' May pilot, World War I air ace, born on this day.. May was being pursued by German ace Manfred von Richthofen when the Red Baron was shot down.   

Mar 22   Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18) on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history giulia D De Albertis, writer   

Mar 23   Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1896 gianna Manzini, writer   

Mar 25   In the year 1896 modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]   

Mar 25   Modern Olympics begin in Athens Greece on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history nanny v Hof, writer, dies   

Mar 26   On this day in history richard Flury, composer   

Mar 28   E Rundle Charles, writer, dies in the year 1896.   

Mar 28   In the year 1896 the opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)   

Mar 31   Whitcomb Judson, Chicago IL, patents a hookless fastening (zipper) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement)   

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in the Yukon   

Apr 04   On this day in history announcement of Gold in Yukon   

Apr 04   News of the Yukon's Klondike gold strike reaches the outside world in the year 1896.   

Apr 04   In the year 1896 robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)   

Apr 04   The birth of Tristan Tzara, French poet in the year 1896.   

Apr 05   On this day in history 1st modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens   

Apr 05   1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens in the year 1896.   

Apr 05   On this day in history john Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1896 birth of dziga Vertiv, [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of ernst-Lothar von Knorr, composer   

Jan 02   Sir Lawrence Wackett, Australian aircraft engineer (d. 1982) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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