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)
1896 Highlights
About April 15, 1896
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 126 years, 11 months and 14 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Aries
