What is 1896?
{{Year nav|1896}} {{Year in various calendars|1896}} {{Year article header|1896}} == Events == * The first modern [[Olympic Games]] takes place in [[Athens]]. * [[Alden J. Blethen]] buys ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. * On [[January]] 4, [[Utah]] became a state in the [[United States]]. == Births == * [[February 9]] – [[Alberto Vargas]] – Pin-up [[artist]] * [[May 30]] - [[Howard Hawks]], American director (d. [[1977]]) * [[August 27]] – [[Miyazawa Kenji]] Japanese [[poet]], [[writer]] of children's [[literature]] * [[September 21]]- [[Walter Breuning]], among the oldest people [[Category:1896| ]]