What Happened In June 1896 - Historical Events 1896 June

Historical Events for June, 1896

2nd » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention, the radio.
4th » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.

6th » Henry Allingham, English soldier (d. 2009)
6th » Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (d. 1940)
7th » Douglas Campbell (aviator) named Douglas Campbell, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1990)
7th » Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
7th » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (d. 1958)
16th » Murray Leinster, American author and screenwriter (d. 1976)
18th » Blanche Sweet, American actress (d. 1986)
19th » Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (d. 1974)
19th » Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (d. 1986)
20th » Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1982)
21st » Charles Momsen, American admiral, invented the Momsen lung (d. 1967)
22nd » Leonard W. Murray, Canadian admiral (d. 1971)

7th » Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)
10th » Amelia Dyer, English murderer (b. 1829)
27th » John Berryman (VC) or John Berryman, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1825)