Page 5: Historical Events In 1896

Apr 06   In the year 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history   

Apr 06   First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece in the year 1896.   

Apr 06   In the year 1896 juan Tomas Perez, composer   

Apr 06   The first modern Olympic games begin in Athens (3/25 OS) in the year 1896.   

Apr 07   Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25) in the year 1896.   

Apr 08   Karl Hermann Pillney, composer in the year 1896.   

Apr 10   On this day in history edith Day, Minneapolis MN   

Apr 10   In the year 1896 greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens   

Apr 10   Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) in the year 1896.   

Apr 12   Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.   

Apr 12   In the year 1896 stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)   

Apr 14   John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Apr 15   In the year 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece   

Apr 17   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (his hand acts as a puppet) in the year 1896.   

Apr 18   On this day in history c Eugene Wegmann, Swiss geologist (Le Jura plisse)   

Apr 19   Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1896 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC   

Apr 20   Senor Wences, ventriloquist (Close the Door) in the year 1896.   

Apr 21   H de Montherlant, writer in the year 1896.   

Apr 23   Margaret Kennedy, novelist on this day in history.   

Apr 23   On this day in history premier of motion pictures (Koster & Bial's Music Hall, NYC)   

Apr 23   Vitascope system of movie projection first demonstrated (NYC) in the year 1896.   

Apr 25   Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history the birth of Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher   

Apr 28   Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian, dies in the year 1896.   

Apr 29   In the year 1896 jacques Leon Wolfe, composer   

Apr 30   Antonio Cagnoni, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

Apr 30   Gary Davis, Laurens SC, blues/folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) in the year 1896.   

May 01   Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 in the year 1896.   

May 04   1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) in the year 1896.   

May 04   Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

May 04   In the year 1896 the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

May 06   On this day in history 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1896 birth of teinosuke Kinugasa, Japans actor/director (Jujiro, Jigoku-mon)   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 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   In the year 1896 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   Everett McKinley Dirkson, (Sen-R-Ill) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 04   Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969) was born in the year 1896.   

Jan 01   In the year 1896 death of alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826)   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821)   

Jan 08   William Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825) died on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Matthew B Brady, US photographer (Civil War), dies at about 72 in the year 1896.   

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   Frans C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect (Court of Justice), dies at 68 in the year 1896.   

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