Today in History for March 1896

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 21 of 21

1st - Battle of Adwa: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians in Ethopia
1st - Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity.
2nd - George Lohmann takes 9-28 v South Africa at Johannesburg
5th - Italian premier Crispi resigns
5th - Italians governor of Eritrea, Gen Baldissera, reaches Massawa
6th - 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
7th - Gilbert & Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London
8th - Volunteers of America forms (NYC)
10th - Bronx acquires O'Brien Square
10th - Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 [OS]
10th - After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
12th - 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220)
14th - Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)
16th - Premiere of Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen"
20th - Marines land in Nicaragua to protect US citizens
20th - Uprising in Matabeleland
22nd - Charilaos Vasilakos wins 1st marathon (3:18)
23rd - Umberto Giordano's opera "Andrea Chénier," premieres in Milan
23rd - The Raines Law is passed by the New York State Legislature, restricting Sunday sale of alcohol to hotels.
Physicist/Nobel Laureate Henri Becquerel 25th - Modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece [NS=Apr 6]
28th - The opera "Andrea Chenier" is produced (Milan)

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 16 of 16

1st - Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer
1st - Moriz Seeler, German writer and producer (d. 1942)
7th - Erwin Bodky, composer
8th - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian politician (d. 1975)
10th - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
10th - Nancy Cunard, writer
12th - Jesse "Lone Cat" Fuller, San Francisco Blues Great
13th - Dorothy Aldis, writer
16th - Conrad Nagel, Keokuk Iowa, actor (Celebrity Time)
20th - Hal Walker, Ottumwa Ia, director (I Married Joan)
22nd - Joseph Schildkraut, Vienna Austria, actor (Joseph Schildkraut Presents, Diary of Anne Frank))
22nd - Giulia D De Albertis, writer
22nd - He Long, Chinese marshal (d. 1969)
24th - Gianna Manzini, writer
26th - Richard Flury, composer
26th - Rudolf Dassler, Founder of PUMA AG (d. 1974)

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

24th - Writer "Heart of Darkness" Joseph Conrad (39) marries Englishwoman Jessie George (23)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 6 of 6

1st - Albertone, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle
1st - Arimondi, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle
1st - Vittorio Dabormida, Italian general (Eritrea), dies in battle
26th - Nanny v Hof, writer, dies
28th - E Rundle Charles, writer, dies
30th - Charilaos Trikoupis, seven times prime-minister of Greece (b. 1832)