Timeline April 1897

Events in April 1897 3

• 1833 – 1897 Johannes Brahms Late Romantic master German composer whose four symphonies, two piano concertos and German Requiem represent the pinnacle of absolute music in the Romantic era.
• 1897 Greco-Turkish War of 1897 Thirty-day conflict over Crete and the Ottoman-Greek border Greece and the Ottoman Empire fought a brief war triggered by unrest in Crete and Greek nationalist agitation. Ottoman forces won a decisive military victory in Thessaly within weeks, though European powers limited Ottoman territorial gains in the settlement. The Treaty of Constantinople, signed 4 December 1897, ended the war and granted Crete autonomy.
• 1897 First Boston Marathon Inaugural running of the world's oldest annual marathon Fifteen runners started the first Boston Marathon on 19 April 1897, inspired by the marathon event at the 1896 Athens Olympics. John J. McDermott won the 24.5-mile race in just under three hours. The event has been held every year since, becoming the world's oldest continuously run annual marathon.