Year 1896 in the Elephant culture history

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1896 mentioned in locations

6 location entries where 1896 is mentioned

Adam Forepaugh Circus

circus in United States
Founded year 1866
🎈 First elephant arrived 1866
⚮ Terminated elephant management 1996
† Closed year 1896

Sells Brothers Circus

circus in United States
Founded year 1871
🎈 First elephant arrived 1873
† Closed year 1896

Forepaugh-Sells Show

circus in United States
Founded year 1896
† Closed year 1911

Panamure elephant kraal

dealer in Sri Lanka
Founded year 1896
† Closed year 1950

1896 person birth records

11 entries with persons who were born in 1896

Vates Lola Swenson Engesser

Vates Lola Swenson, circus director in United States, born 1896-05-03 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, in United States.

director - at Schell Brothers Circus in United States

Perc Bullen

Alfred Percival Bullen, circus director in Australia, born 1896-02-08 Kiama NSW, in Australia.

owner 1920-1969 at Bullen's Circus in Australia

George A. Hamid Sr.

George Ameen Hamid, circus director in United States, born 1896-02-04 Broumana, in Lebanon.

owner 1932-1971 at Hamid Circus (Hamid-Morton Circus) in United States

Emil Köhrmann

Emil Otto Heinrich "Onkel Emil" Köhrmann, zoo zookeeper in Germany, born 1896-04-09 , in .

zookeeper 1911- at Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen) in Germany

Bernhard Renz

Bernhard Renz, circus other in Germany, born 1896 , in .

other - at Germany unspecified circus in Germany

Fritz Wegner

Fritz Wegner, circus director in Germany, born 1896 , in Germany.

agent - at Firma Carl Hagenbeck in Germany
director 1949-1953 at Circus Carl Hagenbeck-Stellingen in Germany

Hedwig Brandt

Hedwig Stosch, circus partner in Germany, born 1896-03-01 , in .

partner 1956-1957 at Circus Sarrasani in Germany

Dorothy Ashton

Dorothy "Dossie" Ashton, circus animal trainer in Australia, born 1896 Young, NSW, in Australia.

animal trainer - at Ashtons Circus in Australia

Carrie Fossett

Caroline Fossett, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1896 , in United Kingdom.

animal trainer 1923-1926 at Fossetts Grand Circus in United Kingdom
owner 1927-1950 at Sandow’s Circus in United Kingdom

Maggie Sole

Margaret Josephine Sole, circus artist in Australia, born 1896 , in .

artist - at Sole Brothers Circus in Australia
other -1923 at Sole Brothers Circus in Australia

Henri Rancy

Pierre Henri Rancy, circus director in France, born 1896-04-15 Lyon, in France.

owner 1932- at Circus Rancy in France

1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1896

1 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1896

1896 Chicago,, United States

† animal trainer Frank Scott

fatal attack by Empress (Gypsy) at Harris Nickel Plate Shows

. Bernard Shea was away and animal handler Frank Scott ignored warnings to leave Gypsy alone. He exercised her. Scott climbed onto Gypsy’s back and sat on her head, the usual custom for riding an elephant. Riding down an alley, “Gypsy caught (Scott) with her Trunk and hurled him to the ground,” according to the Johnston article. “Using her front Feet, she stomped the life out of him. † Frank Scott died 1896, Harris Nickel Plate Shows Circus winter quarters, Chicago