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Events of 1896

January

January 5: Roentgen rays.

Roentgen X-ray (23 Jan. 1896).

• January 4 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
• January 5 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
• January 12 - H.L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph.
• January 18 - The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time.

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February

• February 1 - The opera La bohème premieres (Turin).
• February 1 - Walter Arnold, of Kent, England, is fined for speeding in excess of the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph.
• February 11 - Oscar Wilde's play Salomé premieres in Paris.

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March

• March 1 - With the Battle of Adowa, Ethiopia defends its independence from Italy.
• March 23 - The New York State Legislature passes the Raines Law, restricting Sunday alcoholic beverage sales to hotels

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April

• April 3 - First edition of Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport is published.
• April 6 - Opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games.

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May

• May 8 - Cricket: Against Warwickshire, Yorkshire sets a still-standing County Championship record when they accumulate an innings total of 887.

• May 18 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson, introducing the "separate but equal" doctrine and upholding segregation.

• May 26 - Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

1896 Summer Olympics

• May 27 - The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring $2.9 billion (1997 USD) in damages, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people.

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June

• June 12 - J.T. Hearne sets a record for the earliest date of taking 100 wickets. It is equalled by Charlie Parker in 1931.
• June 15 - ? Earthquake and tsunami in Sanriku, Japan, kills 27.000.

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July

• July 1 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's death
• July 9 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of gold speech.
• July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Canada's seventh prime minister.

July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, born (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an abolitionist and writer of 30 books, the most famous being Uncle Toms Cabin which describes life in slavery, and which was first published in serial form from 1851 to 1852... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. ... The Cross of Gold speech was a speech famously delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... gay Laurier re-directs here. ... The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada), is the head of the Government of Canada. ...

August

• August 16 - Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in the Klondike.
• August 27 - The shortest war in recorded history, the Anglo-Zanzibar War, starts at 9 in the morning and lasts for 45 minutes of shelling.

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September

• September 15 - Crash at Crush train wreck stunt.
• September 22 - Queen Victoria surpassed her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Texas Historical Commission sign commemorating the event Crush, Texas was a temporary city established as a one-day publicity stunt in 1896. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Queen Victoria, see Queen Victoria (ship). ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... The British Monarchy is a shared monarchy. ...

October

• October 3 - Dalton brothers try to rob two banks but only Emmet Dalton survives the shootout.
• October 5 - After a long siege, Brazilian government troops take Canudos in north Brazil, crushing Antonio Conselheiro and his followers.
• October 12 - In Richland county, Ohio, the trial of Celia Rose for the triple murder of her family begins.
• October 20 - In Richland county, Ohio, Celia Rose was acquitted on grounds of insanity.
• October 30 - Augusta, KY: Augusta High School corner stone laid marking the end of the Augusta Methodist College.

October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Dalton Gang was an infamous outlaw group in the Western United States in the 1890s. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... Canudos was a town founded in the Bahia state of northeastern Brazil in 1893 by Antonio Maciel, an itinerant preacher who had been wandering through the backroads and lesser-inhabited climes of the country from the 1870s onwards, followed by a band of loyal supporters. ... Antonio Conselheiro (Anthony the Counselor, real name Antonio Vicente Mendes Maciel) was a religious man and founder of the village of Canudos, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Augusta is a city located in Bracken County, Kentucky. ... Note: this is also a former name of Augusta State University in Georgia. ...

November

• November - William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election.
• November 6 - Hale Johnson runs as vice-presidential candidate for Prohibition Party.
• November 16 - Cherry Sisters perform in Olympia Music Hall in New York City. At first audience is stunned but then begins to answer with catcalls.
• November 30 - A large carcass, later postulated to be the remains of a gigantic octopus, is found washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida.

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December

• December 30 - Jose Rizal, Filipino scholar and poet, executed in the Philippines

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Undated

• Nepalese archaeologists rediscover the great stone pillar of Ashoka at Lumbini, using Fa Xian's records.
• Pontifical University of Maynooth is established by decree of the Vatican
• France establishes an administrative post in Abengourou, Côte d'Ivoire.
• Formation of the New York Telephone Company
• The great Realignment of the Republican Party of the United States of America
• Clarkson University is founded in Potsdam, New York

Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Allegiance: Magadhan Empire Rank: Emperor Succeeded by: Dasaratha Maurya Reign: 273 BC-232 BC Place of birth: Pataliputra, India Battles/Wars Kalinga War Emperor Ashoka the Great (Devanagari: अशोक(:); IAST transliteration: , pronunciation: ) (304 BC–232 BC) (Imperial Title:Devanampiya Piyadassi ie He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in... Lumbini (Sanskrit for the lovely) is a Buddhist pilgrimage site located in Rupandehi District, Lumbini Zone of Nepal near the Indian border. ... Faxian (pinyin, Chinese characters: 法顯, also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca. ... St Patricks College, Maynooth is the National Seminary for Ireland, a college and seminary often called Maynooth College located at Maynooth, Ireland. ... Abengourou is a city in the east of Côte dIvoire, near the Ghanian border at 6°7300 North, 3°4900 West. ... The New York Telephone Company (NYTel) was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company. ... Realignment occurs in sports when a league decides to change which teams are in which divisions, usually by creating new divisions. ... Safety School Clarkson University, formerly Clarkson College of Technology, is a private university located in Potsdam of St. ... Sanssouci, the symbol of the city Potsdam is the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... NY redirects here. ...

Births

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ...

January-February

• January 2 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
• January 4 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. 1969)
• January 4 - André Masson, French artist (d. 1987)
• January 8 - Arthur Ford, American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient (d. 1971)
• January 12 - Rex Ingram, Irish director and actor (d. 1950)
• January 14 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian and pacifist (d. 1984)
• January 14 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. 1970)
• January 20 - George Burns, American comedian (d. 1996)
• January 23 - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. 1985)

• February 18 - André Breton, French writer (d. 1966)
• February 28 - Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1965)
• February 29 - Morarji Desai, Indian politician (d. 1995)

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dziga Vertov Dziga Vertov (Russian: , January 2, 1896–February 12, 1954) was a Russian documentary film and newsreel director. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Everett McKinley Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican U.S. Congressman and Senator from Illinois. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pedestal Table in the Studio, (1922) André-Aimé-René Masson (January 4, 1896 – October 28, 1987) was a French artist. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Ford (January 8, 1896 – January 4, 1971) was an American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient and in 1955 founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rex Ingram & Alice Terry Rex Ingram (January 12, 1893 – July 21, 1950) was a film director, producer, writer and actor. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Rodrigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 — September 28, 1970) was an important Portuguese-American novelist and artist. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Burns, born Nathan Birnbaum (January 20, 1896 – March 9, 1996), was an American comedian and actor. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... André Breton (February 18, 1896 – September 28, 1966) was a French writer, poet, and surrealist theorist. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Showalter Hench (February 28, 1896 - March 30, 1965) was an American physician who, with E. C. Kendall, in 1948 successfully applied an adrenal hormone (later known as cortisone) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (Hindi: ) (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

March-April

• March 1 - Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (d. 1960)
• March 1 - Moriz Seeler, German writer, poet, film producer, and man of the theatre (d. 1942)
• March 20 - Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, Canadian World War I pilot (d. 1952)
• March 29 - Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (d. 1962)

• April 15 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• April 30 - Austrian inventor and automotive pioneer Hans List, founder of AVL List (d. 1996)
• April 30 - Gary Davis, American musician (d. 1972)

March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Dimitris Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος) (March 1, 1896 – November 2, 1960) was a Greek conductor, pianist, and composer who spent most of his career in the United States. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Moriz Seeler (March 1, 1896 — after August 15, 1942), German writer, poet, film producer, and man of the theatre. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in leap years). ... Wilfrid Reid Wop May, DFC (April 20, 1896 – June 21, 1952), was a pioneering aviator who created the rôle of bush pilot while working the Canadian west. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in leap years). ... Wilhelm Ackermann (March 29, 1896, Herscheid municipality, Germany – December 24, 1962 Lüdenscheid, Germany ) was a German mathematician best known for the Ackermann function, an important example in the theory of computation. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov (Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов) (April 15 (April 3, Old Style), 1896 – September 25, 1986) was a Russian/Soviet physicist and chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... Hans List (* April 30, 1896 in Graz, capital of Austrias federal province Styria; † September 10, 1996 in Graz) - technical scientist and inventor, entepreneur. ... AVL (Anstalt für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List) is an Austrian-based, automotive consulting firm as well as an independent research institute. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... Reverend Gary Davis (Blind Gary Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972) was an African American blues and gospel singer and guitarist. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

May-June

• May 30 - Howard Hawks, American director (d. 1977)

• June 7 - Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
• June 7 - Douglas Campbell, American World War I flying ace (d. 1990)
• June 19 - Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (d. 1986)

May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Robert Sanderson Mulliken (June 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and chemist, primarily responsible for the elaboration of the molecular orbital method of computing the structure of molecules. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Douglas Campbell (center) poses with fellow 94th Aero Squadron aviators Eddie Rickenbacker (l. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Wallis, Duchess of Windsor and the Duke of Windsor on their wedding day Bessie Wallis Warfield, more widely known as Wallis Simpson and later The Duchess of Windsor (June 19, 1896–April 24, 1986) was the wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII of the... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

July-August

• July 2 - Quirino Cristiani, Argentine animated film director (d. 1984)
• July 10 - Maurice Zbriger, Canadian violinist, composer and conductor (d. 1981)
• July 13 - Mordecai Ardon, one of Israel's greatest painters (d. 1992)
• July 16 - Trygve Lie, first United Nations Secretary General (d. 1968)

• August 9 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
• August 15 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1957)
• August 15 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
• August 18 - Jack Pickford, American actor (d. 1933)
• August 30 - Raymond Massey, Canadian-born actor (d. 1983)

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Quirino Cristiani (July 2, 1896 - August 2, 1984) was an Argentine animation director and cartoonist, responsible for the worlds first two animated feature films as well as the first animated feature film with sound. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... Maurice Zbriger (born July 10, 1896, Kamenets-Podolskiy, Ukraine; died April 5, 1981, Montreal, Canada) was a Jewish violinist, composer and conductor. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... Mordecai Ardon (1896-1992) was a Polish-born artist. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Trygve Halvdan Lie (July 16, 1896 – December 30, 1968) was a Norwegian politician. ... The United Nations Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal divisions of the United Nations. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Jean Piaget [] (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his work studying children and his theory of cognitive development. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz, (August 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist born in Prague (then Austria-Hungary) who, together with her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori and Argentine physiologist Bernardo Houssay, received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1947 for their discovery of... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a com