Timeline July 1896

Events in July 1896 4

• 1811 – 1896 Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) Died 1 July 1896, aged 85 Harriet Beecher Stowe was the American author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that galvanized abolitionist sentiment before the Civil War and became one of the best-selling books of the 19th century. She died in Hartford, Connecticut, on 1 July 1896. Her writing is widely credited with shaping American public opinion on slavery.
• 1896 Wimbledon 1896 Men: Harold Mahony · Women: Charlotte Cooper Sterry
• 1896 Bryan delivers the Cross of Gold speech Free-silver oration wins Bryan the Democratic nomination On 9 July 1896 William Jennings Bryan addressed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, arguing for the free coinage of silver to ease farmers' debts. The speech, closing with the line "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold," won him the presidential nomination at age 36. It remains one of the most famous speeches in American political history.
• 1896 – 1981 A. J. Cronin (1896-1981) Died 6 January 1981, aged 84 Scottish novelist A. J. Cronin, author of The Citadel and Dr. Finlay's Casebook, died in Montreux, Switzerland, on 6 January 1981. His novels, often drawing on his early career as a physician, were international bestsellers and several were adapted for film and television. The Citadel influenced debate over the founding of Britain's National Health Service.