1896
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1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1896th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 896t
January 5: Röntgen rays.
January 5: Röntgen X-ray.
A picture of the restored Panathenaic Stadium, the site of the 1896 Summer Olympics
George Burns
Death of Bridget Driscoll
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The death of Bridget Driscoll was the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in Great Britain.
1896
…August 16 – Keish (often called Skookum Jim Mason), George Carmack, and Dawson Charlie discover gold in the Klondike, Yukon. August 17 – Bridget Driscoll is run over by a Benz car on the grounds of The Crystal Palace, London, the world's first motoring fatality. August 23 – The Cry of Pugad Lawin initiates…
Bridget Driscoll (circled)