Timeline August 1896

Events in August 1896 7

• 1896 US Championships 1896 Men: Robert Wrenn · Women: Elisabeth Moore
• 1896 – 1980 Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Died 16 September 1980, aged 84 Swiss psychologist whose theory of cognitive development transformed the understanding of how children think and learn. His stage-based model of intellectual growth remains foundational in developmental psychology and education. He founded the International Centre for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva.
• 1896 Klondike Gold Rush begins Gold discovered on Bonanza Creek in the Yukon On 16 August 1896 prospectors discovered gold on Bonanza Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory. News of the strike reached the outside world the following year, triggering a rush of an estimated 100,000 prospectors. The gold rush reshaped the economy and settlement of the Canadian and Alaskan north.
• 1896 Philippine Revolution begins Katipunan uprising against Spanish colonial rule In late August 1896 the Katipunan secret society, led by Andres Bonifacio, launched an armed uprising against Spanish rule in the Philippines. The revolt spread quickly across Luzon and marked the start of a struggle for independence that would continue through Spanish and then American rule. It is commemorated in the Philippines as the "Cry of Pugad Lawin."
• 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War The shortest recorded war in history On 27 August 1896 British forces bombarded the palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar after he ascended the throne without British approval, ending the fighting in roughly 40 minutes. It is recorded as the shortest war in history. The bombardment secured British control over the choice of sultan and cemented Zanzibar's status as a British protectorate.
• 1896 – 1983 Raymond Massey (1896-1983) Canadian-American actor, famous as Abraham Lincoln on stage and film and as Dr. Gillespie in Dr. Kildare.
• 1896 Raymond Massey born in Toronto Raymond Massey is born in Toronto.