What Happened In July 1896 In History

Historical Events for July, 1896

• 9th » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• 17th » Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, the Indian people or Indian sage, at age 16, spontaneously initiates a process of self-enquiry that culminates within a few minutes in his own permanent enlightenment (spiritual) named awakening.
• 28th » The city of Miami called Miami, Florida is incorporated.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1896

• 2nd » Lydia Mei, Estonian painter (d. 1965)
• 3rd » Doris Lloyd, English-American actress (d. 1968)
• 4th » Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (d. 1981)
• 9th » Maria Gomes Valentim, Brazilian super-centenarian (d. 2011)
• 10th » Thérèse Casgrain, Canadian politician (d. 1981)
• 13th » Mordecai Ardon, Israeli painter (d. 1992)
• 14th » Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish soldier and anarchist (d. 1936)
• 16th » Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (d. 1969)
• 16th » Trygve Lie, Norwegian politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 1968)
• 16th » Evelyn Preer, American actress and singer (d. 1932)
• 19th » A. J. Cronin, Scottish-Swiss physician and author (d. 1981)
• 19th » Bob Meusel, American baseball player and sailor (d. 1977)
• 20th » Eunice Sanborn, American super-centenarian (d. 2011)
• 25th » Jack Perrin, American actor and stuntman (d. 1967)
• 25th » Josephine Tey, Scottish author and playwright (d. 1952)
• 26th » Tim Birkin, English race car driver (d. 1933)
• 27th » Robert George (RAF officer) or Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (d. 1967)
• 27th » Henri Longchambon, French politician (d. 1969)
• 28th » Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1926)

Famous Deaths for July 1896

• 1st » Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (b. 1811)
• 13th » August Kekulé, German chemist and academic (b. 1829)
• 16th » Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
• 19th » Abraham H. Cannon, American publisher and religious leader (b. 1859)

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