Historical Events for April 1896
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Months in 1896: January February March May June July August September October November December
Events 1 - 11 of 11
4th - Announcement of Gold in Yukon
6th - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
10th - Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)
12th - Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
14th - John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (NYC)
15th - 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
19th - Herzl's "The Jewish State" is published
20th - 1st public film showing in US John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in NYC
23rd - Vitascope system of movie projection 1st shown at Koster & Bial's Music Hall (NYC)
25th - Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado)
25th - Sidney Jones & Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London
