Page 7: Historical Events In 1896

Jun 02   In the year 1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24.5   

Jun 02   Gerhard Rohlfs, German explorer (Abbsynia/Ethiopia), dies in the year 1896.   

Jun 02   Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1896 henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit   

Jun 04   On this day in history henry takes his first Ford through streets of Detroit   

Jun 06   In the year 1896 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51   

Jun 06   George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome) in the year 1896.   

Jun 07   On this day in history g Harpo & F Samuelson leave NY to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days)   

Jun 07   G Harpo &F Samuelson leave NY to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Robert Mulliken, US, chemist/physicist (Nobel 1966) in the year 1896.   

Jun 08   1st car is stolen in the year 1896.   

Jun 08   On this day in history samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross)   

Jun 09   Aura Abranches, Lisbon Portugal, actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jun 11   US Assay Office in Deadwood South Dakota authorized on this day in history.   

Jun 11   US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota authorized in the year 1896.   

Jun 12   On this day in history j.T. Hearne sets a cricket record for the earliest date of taking 100 first-class wickets in a season.   

Jun 15   In the year 1896 tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed   

Jun 16   Jean Peugeot, Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot) in the year 1896.   

Jun 16   Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, Calif on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Temperture hits 127øF at Fort Mojave, Calif in the year 1896.   

Jun 18   Blanche Sweet, Chicago, actress (Home Sweet Home, Avenging Conscience) on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, divorcee   

Jun 22   Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) in the year 1896.   

Jun 25   On this day in history emile AH Seipgens, Dutch priest/beer brewer/man of letters, dies at 58   

Jun 26   On this day in history 1st movie theater in US opens, charging 10 cents for admission   

Jun 26   Louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history franciscus J Feron, vicaris-general of Roermond   

Jun 29   In the year 1896 irene Browne, England, actress (All at Sea, Peg O' My Heart)   

Jun 30   The birth of Howard Hawks, American film director in the year 1896.   

Jun 30   On this day in history w S Hadaway patents electric stove   

Jun 30   On this day in history wilfred Pelletier, Montreal Canada, conductor (Voice of Firestone)   

Jul 01   Harbor of Ymuiden opens in the year 1896.   

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

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

Jan 01   Yitzhak Edel, composer was born in the year 1896.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Rainey Marshall, Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)   

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   In the year 1896 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   Joseph Barnby, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.