What Happened in 1896
40 historical events, 12 notable births, and 3 notable deaths in 1896.
Major Events
January 1896
1896 — year
1896 Summer Olympics medal table — 1896 Summer Olympics medal count
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics — athletics at the Olympics
swimming at the 1896 Summer Olympics — swimming at the Olympics
fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics — fencing at the Olympics
Denmark at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Austria at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Australia at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
gymnastics at the 1896 Summer Olympics — Gymnastics at the Olympics
tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics — tennis at the Olympics
France at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Bulgaria at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sports shooting at the Olympics
wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1896 Summer Olympics
weightlifting at the 1896 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Great Britain at the 1896 Summer Olympics — Participation of Great Britain in the 1896 Summer Olympics
Sweden at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
Switzerland at the 1896 Summer Olympics — list of participants
Hungary at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Italy at the 1896 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
Mixed team at the 1896 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's marathon — special race invented as part of the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres — men's 100 metres events at the Olympics
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's shot put — Olympic athletics event
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metres — men's 400 metres events at the Olympics
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's long jump — men's long jump events at the Olympics
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's triple jump — men's triple jump events at the Olympics
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's discus throw — men's discus throw events at the Olympics
athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres — men's 1500 metres events at the Olympics
cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics – men's road race — men's road race events at the Olympics
World Chess Championship 1897
August 1896
Anglo-Zanzibar War — Colonial war by the United Kingdom in East-Africa
March 1896
Battle of Adwa — battle between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty
April 1896
cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics — six cycling events were contested at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome
May 1896
Khodynka Tragedy — stampede in Russian Empire in 1896
Plessy v. Ferguson — 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case on racial segregation
November 1896
1896 United States presidential election — 28th quadrennial U.S. presidential election