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What Happened on April 15, 1896

Historical Events

  • 1st modern Summer Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece; USA wins gold medal count, 11; Greece wins total medal count, 46; IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver & bronze medals to 3 best placed athletes in each event

Famous Birthdays

  • Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)

About April 15, 1896

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 128 years, 3 months and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Aries