Battle of Krugerdorp
Defeated by the Boers
Historical events in 1896
157 historical records
January 189619 historical events
Jameson Raid
Around noon the Jameson force is around twenty miles further on, at Krugersdorp, where a small force of Boer soldiers had blocked the road to Johannesburg and digs in
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Arrest of Leanders Starr Jameson
Turned over to the British for trial in England
Result of Surrender of Jameson Raid Force
The Jameson Raid ends in failure and its participants are handed over for trial.
Surrender of Jameson Raid Force
Turned over to the British for trial in England. Surrenders to a Boer force led by General Cronje at Doorn Kop
Jameson Raid
Captures the raiders and strengthens Boer nationalism.
Jameson Raid
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronje, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail. The Boers track the move overnight and as the light improves Jameson reaches Doornkop where a substantial Boer force with some artillery is waiting
Jameson Raid
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail
Kruger Telegram
Congratulates Kruger after the Jameson Raid.
Jameson Raid
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Kruger Telegram
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success. Disclosed in the British press, raises a storm of anti-German feeling
Telegram
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
Kruger Telegram
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Jameson Raid
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Raid
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Resignation of Cecil Rhodes
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Trial
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Unification
Utah becomes the 45th state of the Union
February 18962 historical events
Jules de Burlet Government
The Jules de Burlet Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
First de Smet de Naeyer Government
Begins the First de Smet de Naeyer Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
March 189612 historical events
Battle of Adowa
Frustrates Italian attempts to make Ethiopia a protectorate
Independence of Ethiopia
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea
Treaty of Addis Ababa
The Treaty of Addis Ababa abrogates the Treaty of Wuchale and formally ends the First Italo-Abyssinian War on terms favorable to Ethiopia.
Treaty of Addis Ababa
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II.
Treaty of Addis Ababa
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea.
Uranium Rays
Discovers penetrating radiation emitted by uranium salts.
Uranium Rays
Reports spontaneous radiation from uranium salts.
Battle of Adowa
With a force of 20,000 attacks but defeated by Emperor Meneleks force of 90,000
Capture of Great Britain
French ambition in the Nile lead Salisbury to order Britain to reoccupy the Sudan
Invasion of Nicaragua
US Marines land in Nicaragua, to protect US citizens at the outbreak of revolution
Radioactivity
Shows uranium radiation can fog photographic plates without sunlight.
Sudan Reconquest Expedition Opened
Begins the Anglo-Egyptian advance designed to recover the Sudan from Mahdist control.
April 18961 historical events
Death of Heinrich von Treitschke
Death of Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke
May 18962 historical events
Prime Minister of Canada
Serves briefly as prime minister before the 1896 election.
Marriage
Married for the first time at the Ortak”y Palace to Shahsuvar Bash Kadin Effendi
June 18967 historical events
Invention of Radio
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
Patent
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
Li-Lobanov Treaty
Secures rights linked to the Chinese Eastern Railway.
Battle of Firket Victory
Defeats a Mahdist force at Firket and clears the way for the advance toward Dongola.
Birth of Wallis Simpson
Birth of Wallis Simpson
Chinese Eastern Railway
Backs the railway route across Manchuria toward Vladivostok.
Li-Lobanov Treaty
China agrees to allow a Russian railway route through Manchuria.
July 18962 historical events
Cross of Gold Speech
Bryan condemns exclusive gold monometallism and campaigns for free silver coinage.
Prime Minister of Canada
Becomes the first French Canadian prime minister.
August 18962 historical events
President of Bolivia
Fernandez Alonso begins the final Conservative Party presidency.
Capture of Great Britain
Leads an Angloian force which begins to reconquer the Sudan
September 18963 historical events
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile during the parliamentary republic.
Battle of Dongola
Captures Dongola
Dongola Province Occupied
Consolidates British and Egyptian control of the Dongola region after the campaign's first major advance.
October 18967 historical events
Drama
The first night of The Seagull at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petersburg was a fiasco, booed by the audience, and stung Chekhov into renouncing the theatre
Battle of Adowa
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II
Independence of Ethiopia
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence
Independence of Italy
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence
Treaty of Addis Ababa
The Treaty of Addis Ababa abrogates the Treaty of Wuchale and formally ends the First Italo-Abyssinian War on terms favorable to Ethiopia.
Treaty of Addis Ababa
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II.
Treaty of Addis Ababa
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea.
November 18961 historical events
Diplomatic Plan
Russia disclosed a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete
December 18961 historical events
Birth of Enrique Hertzog Garaiz
Enrique Hertzog Garaiz is born in La Paz.
Conquest of Kafiristan
Abdur Rahman's army conquers Kafiristan and the region is renamed Nuristan.
Constitution of Austria
Universal suffrage is introduced
Reform of Electoral System
Universal suffrage is introduced
Suffrage
Universal suffrage is introduced
Universal Suffrage
Universal suffrage is introduced
Death of Karl Ludwig
Death of Karl Ludwig, 2nd younger brother of Franz Josef
Psychoanalysis
First uses the term psychoanalysis
Independence of Bulgaria
Bulgaria is recognized by Russia
Shipyard Reconstruction after Fire
Directs major improvements to Harland and Wolff facilities after a serious fire damages parts of the shipyard.
Prime Minister of Canada
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada
Appointed Prime Minister of Canada
Arrest of Sun Yat-Sen
Kidnapped by the Chinese legation while in exile in London. Awaits repatriation to China to face certain death but saved by the British Government
Birth of Long Ho
Birth of Long Ho
Capture of Dalien
The Russians capture Dalien
Capture of Guangdong
The French capture Guangdong
Capture of Liaodong
The Russians capture the Liaodong peninsula
Capture of Weihaiwei
The British capture Weihaiwei
Finsen Medical Light Institute
Establishes an institute specializing in therapeutic uses of light.
Phototherapy Research Centre
Creates a clinical centre for systematic phototherapy research and treatment.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Madagascar
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Matter and Memory
Bergson publishes Matter and Memory, examining perception, memory and the relation between mind and body.
Invention of Automobile
Places the engine in the front of the car
Invention of Automobile
Places the engine in the front of the car
Olympics
England, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain, Sweden & the USA open the newly founded Olympic Games
Early Film Production
Begins making and exhibiting films in Berlin during the first years of German cinema.
Foreign Policy Statement at Berlin
Announces Britain intends to give the Straits to Russia & refuses to allow it
Rule of Straits
Announces Britain intends to give the Straits to Russia & he refuses to allow it
Reinsurance Treaty
Reveals the secret Reinsurance Treaty with Russia. Attacks the Emperor for trying to sacrifice Russian friendship
Treaty of Reinsurance
Reveals the secret Reinsurance Treaty with Russia
Telegrams Kruger supporting him against the British backed Jameson Raid
Telegrams Kruger supporting him against the British backed Jameson Raid
Press
Founds & edits Die Zeit
The Rodney Stone
Publication of "The Rodney Stone"
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Publication of "The Wheels of Chance". Publication of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"
The Wheels of Chance
Publication of "The Wheels of Chance". Publication of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"
Salome
Publication of "Salome"
Poet Laureate
Appointed Poet Laureate
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Lord Mayor Status
Birmingham's mayoral office is elevated to the dignity of Lord Mayor.
Marriage
Marries Haakon VII, King of Norway
NAU
The NAU collapses in 1896 but is resurrected as the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers in 1906
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Hospital X-Ray Department
Establishes the world's first hospital radiology department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Kelvin Professorial Jubilee
Is honoured in Glasgow for fifty years as Professor of Natural Philosophy.
First Arsenal International
Becomes the first Arsenal player to represent his country at senior international level.
Liverpool FC
Becomes Liverpool manager and builds the club into league champions.
Second League Title
Devey leads the attack as Villa claims its second league championship.
Second League Championship
Ramsay oversees Aston Villa's second league title during the 1895/96 season.
Malakand Field Force
Does military service with the Malakand Field Force in Indias north-western frontier
Reballion of suppress the Matabele
Helps suppress the Matabele uprising in Rhodesia
Akasha Forward Base Secured
Establishes Akasha as a forward logistical base for the opening phase of the reconquest.
Desert Railway Construction Ordered
Makes railway construction central to supplying troops, guns and stores during the Sudan advance.
Dongola Supply Line Consolidated
Strengthens rail, river and depot arrangements before pushing the campaign farther south.
Nile Steamer Supply System Expanded
Uses river steamers alongside the railway to sustain the Anglo-Egyptian army moving south.
Birth of Helena
Birth of Helena, 3rd child of Constantine & Sophia
Reballion of Crete
Beginning of the rebellion of Crete
Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai
Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai, future Prime Minister of India
Jewish State
Publication of "The Jewish State"
The Jewish State
Publication of "The Jewish State"
Constitution of Israel
Publication of "The Jewish State"
Jewish State
Publication of "The Jewish State"
Battle of Adowa
Umbertos colonial policies lead to defeat at Adowa
Minister of China
Appointed Minister to China
Zeeman Effect and Charged Oscillators
Finds that magnetic fields split spectral lines, providing evidence for charged particles participating in atomic radiation.
Marriage
Marries Princess Maude, daughter of Edward VII of England
Indian National Congress
Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
Jinnah joins the Indian National Congress
Radioactivity Research
Begins studying Becquerel rays for her doctoral work.
Drama
The Art Theatre commissions more plays from Chekhov & stages Uncle Vanya
Foreign Secretary of Russia
Appointed Foreign Minister
Gold Standard Preparation
Witte accumulates gold reserves and prepares the legislation needed to make the ruble convertible.
Diplomatic Plan
Russia discloses a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete
Birth of Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhadnov
Birth of Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhadnov
Workers Agitation
Continues agitation among workers before the party is created.
Underground Work
Helps maintain contacts in the illegal Marxist network.
Arrest of Fedor Ivanovich Dan
Arrested & exiled to Orlov for 3 yrs
Birth of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
Birth of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, son of peasant parents born in Moscow
Birth of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
Birth of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
Raid
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
Arrest of Leanders Starr Jameson
Jameson and is sentenced to 15 months for leading the Jameson raid, which he serves in Holloway, London
Jameson Raid
Jameson and is sentenced to 15 months for leading the Jameson raid, which he serves in Holloway, London
Jameson Raid
Smuts resigns from public life after his outrage at the Jameson Raid
Cuentos Morales
Publication of "Cuentos Morales"
Carbon Dioxide Climate Calculation
Calculates how atmospheric carbon dioxide changes could affect global temperature.
Greenhouse Warming Estimate
Produces an early quantitative model of greenhouse-driven climate change.
Gauge Block System
Develops precision gauge blocks for accurate industrial measurement.
Precision Measurement Standards
Enables interchangeable manufacturing through standardized dimensional calibration.
Election
Wins the presidential election for the 1st time
Burial
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are buried together on the grounds of Windsor Castle
The Principles of Sociology
Publication of "The Principles of Sociology"
McKinley Campaign
Manages William McKinley's Illinois campaign during the presidential election.
Gold Standard Campaign
McKinley campaigns for sound money and continued maintenance of the gold standard.
Discovery of Graphite
Invents a new method for producing graphite
Olympic Gold Medal
Winner of the triple jump Olympic Gold Medal, 1st medal in modern Olympic history
Moves to Pittsburgh
Cather moved to Pittsburgh and worked in journalism and education.