Historical Events In 1896

Aug 17   On this day in history bridget Driscoll, 1st Brit to die in an auto-accident   

Aug 17   George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon in the year 1896.   

Aug 17   Gold discovered in the Yukon Territory, Canada in the year 1896.   

Aug 17   In the year 1896 gold is discovered on Klondike River   

Aug 17   Henry P de Vries, Dutch painter/poet (Laws of the Americas) on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history adolph Ochs (39) buys NY Times   

Aug 18   In the year 1896 alan Mowbray, London England, actor (Dante, Colonel Flack)   

Aug 18   Frederick Nichols Crouch, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1896.   

Aug 19   Eino Mauno Aleksanteri Linnala, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Dial telephone patented on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Blossom Rock, actress, (Grandmamma-Addams Family) in the year 1896.   

Aug 23   First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history phil Baker, Phila, comedian (Who's Whose)   

Aug 25   Dick Ryan, CT, actor (For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad) in the year 1896.   

Aug 26   Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople in the year 1896.   

Aug 26   On this day in history richard Hammond, composer   

Aug 27   England defeated Zanzibar in a 38-minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9 02 AM-9 40 AM)   

Aug 27   Zanzibar loses to England in a 38 minute war (9:02 AM-9:40 AM) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador on this day in history.   

Aug 29   The Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Eight provinces in the Philippines were declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco. This included the provinces of Batangas, Rizal, Cavite, Nueva Ecija as well as the nearby areas on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1896 raymond Massey, Toronto Canada, actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)   

Aug 31   Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1896.   

Sep 02   Nat Thompson, cricketer (played 1st Two Tests for Australia), dies in the year 1896.   

Sep 04   In the year 1896 agnes Ayres, [Hinkle], US, actress (Sheik, Souls at Sea)   

Sep 06   In the year 1896 frutuoso de Lima Viana, composer   

Sep 07   On this day in history 1st closed-circuit auto race, at Cranston, RI   

Sep 07   A. H. Whiting won 1st closed-circuit auto race held on this day in history.   

Sep 07   The first auto race held at a race track takes place today in Cranston, RI on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Fritz Reuter, composer in the year 1896.   

Sep 10   Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer in the year 1896.   

Sep 11   In the year 1896 anton Joseph Bruckner, composer, dies at 72   

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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   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 in the year 1896.   

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 in the year 1896.   

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

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

Jan 18   In the year 1896 death of charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)   

Jan 20   Heinrich M von Battenberg, German son-in-law of Victoria, dies at 37 in the year 1896.   

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