Timeline October 1896

Events in October 1896 8

• 1834 – 1896 William Morris (1834-1896) Died 3 October 1896, aged 62 William Morris was an English textile designer, writer and socialist who led the Arts and Crafts movement and founded the decorative arts firm Morris & Co. His patterned fabrics and wallpapers remain widely reproduced, and his writing helped shape early British socialism. He died at his home in Hammersmith, London, on 3 October 1896.
• 1896 – 1900 Studies at the Zurich Polytechnic Four years training as a physics and mathematics teacher Einstein entered the ETH in October 1896 in a class of six, among them Mileva Maric, the only woman. He skipped lectures freely and relied on Marcel Grossmann's notes. Hermann Minkowski, who taught him mathematics, later called him a lazy dog.
• 1896 – 1981 Eugenio Montale (1896-1981) Died 12 September 1981, aged 84 Italian poet Eugenio Montale, who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature, died in Milan on 12 September 1981. He was one of the leading figures of twentieth-century Italian poetry, known for collections including Ossi di seppia. He had also worked as a journalist and translator.
• 1896 Treaty of Addis Ababa signed Italy recognizes Ethiopian independence The Treaty of Addis Ababa, signed on 26 October 1896, formally ended the First Italo-Ethiopian War following Ethiopia's victory at Adwa. Italy recognized Ethiopia as a fully independent state, abandoning the earlier Treaty of Wuchale that Italy had used to claim a protectorate. Ethiopia remained one of the only uncolonized states in Africa.
• 1896 – 1985 Ruth Gordon (1896-1985) American actress and writer, co-author of Adam's Rib, Oscar winner for Rosemary's Baby and Maude in Harold and Maude.
• 1896 Ruth Gordon born in Quincy Ruth Gordon is born in Quincy.
• 1896 – 1977 Ethel Waters (1896-1977) American singer and actress who broke barriers on record, on Broadway, in film and on television.
• 1896 Ethel Waters born in Chester Ethel Waters is born in Chester.