Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1895 state leaders - Events of 1896 - 1897 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Guinea Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter ED) such as 1992. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter GF) such as 1996. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1896

January - March

January 5: Roentgen rays. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 &ndash 10 February 1923 was a German physicist, who on 8 November 1895 produced and detected Electromagnetic X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.

Roentgen X-ray (23 Jan. 1896). Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 &ndash 10 February 1923 was a German physicist, who on 8 November 1895 produced and detected Electromagnetic X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor

• January 4 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• January 5 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 &ndash 10 February 1923 was a German physicist, who on 8 November 1895 produced and detected Electromagnetic Electromagnetic radiation takes the form of self-propagating Waves in a Vacuum or in Matter. X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.
• January 12 - H. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.
• January 18 - The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.
• February 1
  • The opera La bohème premieres (Turin). Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto
  • Walter Arnold, of Kent, England, is fined for speeding in excess of the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a discussion of the maximum speed possible in the universe see Speed of light and Special relativity. For a discussion of the maximum speed possible in the universe see Speed of light and Special relativity.
• February 11 - Oscar Wilde's play Salomé premieres in Paris. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• March 1 - With the Battle of Adowa, Ethiopia defends its independence from Italy. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The Battle of Adwa (also known as Adowa or sometimes by the Italian name Adua) was fought on 1 March, 1896 between Ethiopia NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 9 March - Responding to national outrage at the defeat at Adowa, Italian Prime Minister Francesco Crispi resigns. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Francesco Crispi ( October 4 1819 &ndash August 12 1901) was a 19th-century Italian Politician of Albanian Arberesh
• March 23 - The New York State Legislature passes the Raines Law, restricting Sunday alcoholic beverage sales to hotels

April - June

• April 3 - First edition of Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport is published. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The New York Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of New York. The Raines law was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian Newspaper dedicated to coverage of various Sports It was first published on 3 April 1896
• April 6 - Opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an International The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
• April 9 - The official chartering of The National Farm School which later became Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Delaware Valley College is a small private college located in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
• May 8 - Cricket: Against Warwickshire, Yorkshire sets a still-standing County Championship record when they accumulate an innings total of 887. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales.
• May 18 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson, introducing the "separate but equal" doctrine and upholding segregation. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Separate But Equal is a 1991 American Television movie depicting the landmark Supreme Court Desegregation case
• May 26 - Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Charles Henry Dow ( November 6, 1851 – December 4, 1902) was an American Journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several
• May 27 - The costliest and third deadliest tornado in U. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed The " St Louis - East St Louis Tornado " is a historic Tornado event that occurred on Monday May 27, 1896, as part of a major S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, incurring $2. 9 billion (1997 USD) in normalized damages, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people.
• June 4 - The Ford Quadricycle, the first Ford vehicle ever developed, is completed eventually leading Henry Ford to build the empire that "put America on wheels". Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Ford Quadricycle was the first Ford vehicle ever developed which led Henry Ford to build his empire Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Henry Ford ( July 30, 1863 &ndash April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of
• June 12 - J.T. Hearne sets a record for the earliest date of taking 100 wickets. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867 in Buckinghamshire, died April 17, 1944 in Buckinghamshire (known either as Jack Hearne It is equalled by Charlie Parker in 1931. Charles Warrington Leonard "Charlie" Parker ( October 14, 1882 in Prestbury, Gloucestershire – July 11, 1959 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• June 15 - Earthquake and tsunami in Sanriku, Japan, kills 27,000. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

A picture of the restored Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the 1896 Summer Olympics

July - September

• July 9 - William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of gold speech. The Panathinaiko ( Panathenaic) Stadium (also known as the Kallimarmaron, i The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an International Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. The Cross of Gold speech was a speech delivered by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Canada's seventh prime minister. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus
• July 27 - A causeway is opened between the islands of Saaremaa and Muhu in Estonia. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. In modern usage a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank usually across a broad Body of water or Wetland. Saaremaa is the largest Island belonging to Estonia, measuring 2673 km². Muhu (in German Moon or Mohn; in Estonian also called Muhumaa) is an Island in the Baltic Sea. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• August 16 - Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in the Klondike. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Keish ( c 1855 &ndash July 11 1916) better known by his European name Skookum Jim Mason, was a member of the Tagish First Nation George Washington Carmack ( September 24, 1860 &ndash June 5, 1922) was a Contra Costa County California -born prospector Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 The Klondike or Clondike is a region of the Yukon Territory in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border
• 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. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan
• September 15 - Crash at Crush train wreck stunt. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Crush Texas was a temporary "city" established as a one-day Publicity stunt in 1896.
• September 22 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy

October - December

• October 5 - After a long siege, Brazilian government troops take Canudos in north Brazil, crushing Antonio Conselheiro and his followers. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Canudos was a town founded in the racially diverse Bahia state of northeastern Brazil in 1893 by Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel an itinerant Preacher Antônio Conselheiro ( Anthony the Counselor, real name Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel March 13, 1830, Quixeramobim, state of Ceará
• October 30 - Augusta, KY: Augusta High School corner stone laid marking the end of the Augusta Methodist College. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Augusta is a city in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. Note this is also a former name of Augusta State University in Georgia.
• November - William McKinley defeats William Jennings Bryan in the U.S. presidential election. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last For other persons of the same name see William Bryan and William Jennings. The United States presidential election of November 3 1896 saw Republican William McKinley defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a campaign considered by
• November 6 - Hale Johnson runs as vice-presidential candidate for Prohibition Party. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Attorney Hale Johnson (1847 &ndash November 4 1902) was an American politician The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of Alcoholic beverages
• November 30 - A large carcass, later postulated to be the remains of a gigantic octopus, is found washed ashore near St. Augustine, Florida. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The St Augustine Monster is the name given to a large unidentified carcass originally postulated to be the remains of a Gigantic octopus, that washed ashore on the St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States.
• December 25 - John Philip Sousa composes magnum opus, "Stars and Stripes Forever" on Christmas Day. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian John Philip Sousa ( November 6, 1854 &ndash March 6, 1932) was an American Composer and conductor of the late " Stars and Stripes Forever " is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the Magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa.
• December 30 - Jose Rizal, Filipino scholar and poet, executed in the Philippines

Undated

• Nepalese archaeologists rediscover the great stone pillar of Ashoka at Lumbini, using Fa Xian's records. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Dr José P Rizal (full name José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896 was a Filipino Polymath, The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Ashoka ( Devanāgarī: अशोकः IAST: Aśokaḥ, aɕoːkə(hə Prakrit Imperial title Devanampriya Priyadarsi Lumbini ( Sanskrit: sa लुम्बिनी "the lovely" is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Kapilavastu district of Nepal Faxian ( Traditional Chinese:法顯 Simplified Chinese:法显 Pinyin ：Fǎxiǎn also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca
• Pontifical University of Maynooth is established by decree of the Vatican
• France establishes an administrative post in Abengourou, Côte d'Ivoire. St Patrick's College Maynooth ( Irish: Coláiste Naoimh Phádraig Maigh Nuad) is the "National Seminary for Ireland" Pontifical Univerisity and was a The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Abengourou is a department and city of Côte d'Ivoire, located in Moyen-Comoé Region near the Ghanaian border at. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a
• Formation of the New York Telephone Company
• The "Realignment" of the Republican Party of the United States of America. The New York Telephone Company (NYTel was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company.
• Founding of
  • Clarkson University (in Potsdam, New York)
  • Devonport High School for Boys (in Plymouth UK)

Births

January - June

• Lawrence Riley, American playwright and screen writer (d. Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. Potsdam New York relates to two locations in Saint Lawrence County New York: Potsdam (town New York Potsdam (village New York Devonport High School for Boys is a selective Grammar school, for boys aged 11 to 18 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Lawrence Riley (1896-1974 was a successful American Playwright and Screenwriter. 1974)
• January 2 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Dziga Vertov (Дзига Вертов Дзиґа Вертов January 15, 1896 &ndash February 12, 1954) was a Soviet pioneer 1954)
• January 4
  • Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Everett McKinley Dirksen ( January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican U 1969)
  • André Masson, French artist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André-Aimé-René Masson ( January 4, 1896 &ndash October 28, 1987) was a French Artist. 1987)
• January 8 - Arthur Ford, American psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Arthur Ford ( January 8, 1897 &ndash January 4, 1971) was an American Psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient 1971)
• January 12 - Rex Ingram, Irish director and actor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Rex Ingram ( January 15, 1892 &ndash July 21, 1950) was a Film director, producer writer and actor 1950)
• January 14 - Martin Niemöller, German theologian and pacifist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (14 January 1892 &ndash 6 March 1984 was a prominent German anti-Nazi Theologian and Lutheran pastor 1984)
• January 14 - John Dos Passos, American author (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. John Roderigo Dos Passos ( January 14, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1970) was an American Novelist and artist 1970)
• January 20 - George Burns, American comedian (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor 1996)
• January 23 - Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine vu Lëtzebuerg January 23, 1896 &ndash July 9, 1985 1985)
• February 18 - André Breton, French writer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy André Breton (in French ɑ̃dʀe bʀəˈtɔ̃ ( February 19, 1896 &ndash September 28, 1966) was a French Writer, 1966)
• February 28 - Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Philip Showalter Hench ( February 28, 1896 &ndash March 30, 1965) was an American Physician who with E The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1965)
• February 29 - Morarji Desai, Indian politician (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Morarji Ranchhodji Desai ( मोरारजी देसाई) (29 February 1896 &ndash 10 1995)
• March 1
  • Dimitris Mitropoulos, Greek conductor, pianist, and composer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Dimitris Mitropoulos (Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος ( &ndash November 2, 1960) known in the West as Dimitri Mitropoulos 1960)
  • Moriz Seeler, German writer, poet, film producer, and man of the theatre (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moriz Seeler ( 1 March 1896 &mdash after 15 August 1942) was a German poet writer film producer and man of the theatre 1942)
• March 20 - Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, Canadian World War I pilot (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Captain Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May OBE, DFC ( April 20, 1896 &ndash June 21, 1952) was a World 1952)
• March 29 - Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Wilhelm Friedrich Ackermann ( March 29, 1896, Herscheid municipality Germany &ndash December 24, 1962 Lüdenscheid 1962)
• April 15 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov (Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов ( April 15 ( April 3, Old Style) 1896 – September 25 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1986)
• April 30
  • Hans List, founder of AVL List (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Hans List ( April 30 1896 in Graz, capital of Austria 's federal province Styria – September 10 1996 in AVL, or Anstalt für Verbrennungskraftmaschinen List, is an Austrian based Automotive consulting firm as well as an independent research institute 1996)
  • Gary Davis, American musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis, ( April 30, 1896 &ndash May 5, 1972) was a Blues and gospel singer 1972)
• May 7 - John Dunville, British Army officer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses John Spencer Dunville VC ( 7 May 1896 - 26 June 1917) was born in Marylebone, London, the son of Colonel 1917)
• May 30 - Howard Hawks, American director (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Howard Winchester Hawks ( May 30, 1896 &ndash December 26, 1977) was an American Film director, producer and 1977)
• June 6 - Henry Allingham, British, oldest ever veteran of British armed forces and oldest ever Englishman
• June 7
  • Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Henry William Allingham (born 6 June 1896) is at age 112 a Supercentenarian World War I veteran and Britain's oldest living Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Robert Sanderson Mulliken ( June 7, 1896 &ndash October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1986)
  • Douglas Campbell, American World War I flying ace (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Douglas Campbell ( June 7, 1896 – December 16, 1990) was an American Aviator and World War I Flying 1990)
• June 19 - Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Wallis Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, then Simpson; 19 June 1895 or 1896 &ndash 24 April 1986 was an American 1986)

July - December

• July 2 - Quirino Cristiani, Argentine animated film director (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Quirino Cristiani ( July 2, 1896 – August 2, 1984) was an Argentine Animation director and Cartoonist 1984)
• July 10 - Maurice Zbriger, Canadian violinist, composer and conductor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Maurice Zbriger (born July 10 1896, Kamenets-Podolskiy, Ukraine; died April 5 1981, Montreal, Canada 1981)
• July 13 - Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Mordecai Ardon ( July 13, 1896 - June 18, 1992) considered one of Israel 's greatest 1992)
• July 16 - Trygve Lie, Norwegian, first United Nations Secretary General (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Trygve Halvdan Lie ( ( July 16, 1896 &ndash December 30, 1968) was a Norwegian politician 1968)
• July 27 - Henri Longchambon, French politician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Henri Longchambon ( July 27, 1896 - March 20, 1969) was a French politician. 1969)
• August 9 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Jean Piaget pjaʒɛ ( August 9, 1896 &ndash September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist 1980)
• August 9 - Leonide Massine, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus See also Leonid Fyodorovich Myasin (Russian Леонид Фёдорович Мясин better known in the French transliteration Léonide Massine ( August 1979)
• August 15 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Dr Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz, ( August 15, 1896 &ndash October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1957)
• August 15 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Paul Outerbridge Jr (born August 15 1896; died October 17 1958) was an American Photographer noted for early use and experiments 1958)
• August 18 - Jack Pickford, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Jack Pickford ( August 18, 1896 - January 3, 1933) was a Canadian -born American actor 1933)
• August 22 - W. E. Lawrence, American actor (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. W E Lawrence ( 22 August, 1896 &ndash 28 November, 1947) was an American actor of the silent era. 1947)
• August 30 - Raymond Massey, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Raymond Hart Massey ( August 30 1896 &ndash July 29 1983) was a Canadian -born American actor 1983)
• September 1 - A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian founder of Hare Krishna movement (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada ( Sanskrit:, abhaya-caraṇāravinda bhakti-vedānta svāmī prabhupāda, Bangla: অভয়চরনাবিন্দ 1977)
• September 24 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American writer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the 1940)
• October 7 - Paulino Alcántara, Philippine-Spanish soccer player (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (born October 7, 1896, Iloilo City, Philippines - died February 13, 1964, Barcelona 1964)
• October 12 - Eugenio Montale, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Eugenio Montale ( October 12, 1896 — September 12, 1981) was an Italian Poet, prose writer editor and translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1981)
• October 27 - Edith Brown, RMS Titanic survivor (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Edith Eileen Haisman (née Brown ( October 27, 1896 &ndash January 20, 1997) was one of the last remaining and oldest survivors of the sinking 1997)
• October 28 - Howard Hanson, American composer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Howard Harold Hanson ( October 28, 1896 &ndash February 26, 1981) was an American Composer, conductor, educator 1981)
• October 31 - Ethel Waters, American singer and actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Ethel Waters ( October 31, 1896 &ndash September 1, 1977) was an American Blues and Jazz Vocalist 1977)
• November 4 - Carlos P. Garcia, president of the Philippines (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Carlos Polistico Garcia ( November 4, 1896 – June 1971)
• November 8 - Bucky Harris, American baseball player (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris ( November 8, 1896 – November 8, 1977) was a Major League Baseball player manager 1977)
• November 10 - Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player and manager (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw James Joseph Dykes ( November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and Second baseman, manager 1976)
• November 13 - Nobusuke Kishi, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Nobusuke Kishi (岸 信介 Kishi Nobusuke, November 13, 1896 &ndash August 7, 1987) was a Japanese Politician 1987)
• November 14 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower (November 14 1896 – November 1 1979 was the wife of President Dwight D 1979)
• November 16 - Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 &ndash 3 December 1980 was a British Politician, known principally as the founder of the British 1980)
• November 17 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Lev Semenovich Vygotsky (Russian Лев Семёнович Выготский ( November 17 ( November 5 Old Style) 1896 – June 11, 1934 1934)
• December 5 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Carl Ferdinand Cori (December 5 1896 &ndash October 20 1984 was an Austrian-American biochemist and pharmacologist born in Prague (then in The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1984)
• December 6 - Ira Gershwin, American lyricist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Ira Gershwin ( 6 December 1896 &ndash 17 August 1983) was an American Lyricist who collaborated with his younger 1983)
• December 14 - Jimmy Doolittle, American World War II air-force general (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people General James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle USAF (14 December 1896 &ndash 27 September 1993 was an American Aviation pioneer 1993)
• December 21 - Leroy Robertson, American composer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Leroy Robertson ( December 21, 1896 &ndash July 25, 1971) was an American composer and music educator 1971)
• December 27 - Louis Bromfield, American writer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Louis Bromfield ( December 27, 1896 &ndash March 18, 1956) was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition 1956)

See also Category: 1896 births. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

January - June

• January 4 - Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Joseph Hubert Reinkens ( March 1, 1821 - January 4, 1896) was the first German Old Catholic Bishop. 1821)
• January 8 - Paul Verlaine, French lyric poet (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Paul-Marie Verlaine (vɛʁˈlɛn March 30, 1844 &ndash January 8, 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist 1844)
• May 1 - Naser ad-Din Qajar, Shah of Persia, King of Herat (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar ( July 16, 1831 - May 1, 1896) () was the King and Shah of Persia from September 17 1831)
• May 17 - Muhammad Al-Sabah, emir of Kuwait (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Sheikh Muhammad al-Sabah Al-Sabah ( 1831 - May 17, 1896) was the sixth Emir of Kuwait from the Al-Sabah dynasty 1831)
• May 19 - Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, father of Archduke Ferdinand (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and For the son of Charles I of Austria see Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007. 1833)
• May 20 - Clara Schumann, German composer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann (September 13 1819 &ndash May 20 1896 was a German musician one of the most distinguished Pianists of the Romantic era, as 1819)
• May 24 - Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea, Italian soldier and statesman (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Federico Luigi Conte Menabrea Marquis of Valdora ( September 4, 1809 &ndash May 24, 1896) was an Italian general and Statesman 1809)

July - December

• July 1 - Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin 1811)
• July 16 - Edmond de Goncourt, French writer and co-founder of the Académie Goncourt (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Edmond de Goncourt ( May 26, 1822 &ndash July 16, 1896) was a French writer critic book publisher and the founder of the Académie 1822)
• July 19 - Abraham H. Cannon, American Mormon apostle (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Abraham Hoagland Cannon ( March 12, 1859 – July 19, 1896) (also reported as Abram H 1859)
• August 10 - Otto Lilienthal, German aviation pioneer (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Otto Lilienthal (born 23 May, 1848 in Anklam, Province of Pomerania &ndash died 10 August, 1896 in Berlin 1848)
• August 17 - Bridget Driscoll, early British automobile fatality (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Bridget Driscoll was one of the first victims of an automobile accident in the United Kingdom. c. 1852)
• August 25 - Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar, sultan of Zanzibar (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid, GCSI, ( 1857 - August 25, 1896) (حميد بن ثويني البوسعيد was the fifth 1857)
• October 11
  • Anton Bruckner, Austrian composer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Anton Bruckner (4 September 1824 &ndash 11 October 1896 was an Austrian composer known primarily for his symphonies, masses, and Motets 1824)
  • Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Edward White Benson ( July 14 1829 &ndash October 11 1896) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1882 until his death 1829)
• October 21 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer and inventor (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. James Henry Greathead ( 6 August 1844 - 21 October[[ 896]] was an Engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railway 1844)
• October 23 - Columbus Delano, American statesman (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Columbus Delano, ( June 4, 1809 &ndash October 23, 1896) was a Lawyer and a Statesman and a member of the prominent 1809)
• November 16 - Josip Šokčević, Croatian viceroy (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Baron Josip Šokčević (in some sources also Josif Šokčević) ( March 7 1811 &ndash November 16 1896) was an Croatian 1811)
• December 10 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor of dynamite and creator of the Nobel Prize (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer 1833)
• December 30 - José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Dr José P Rizal (full name José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda) (June 19 1861 – December 30 1896 was a Filipino Polymath, 1861)

See also Category: 1896 deaths. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common