Events in the year 1896 in
Portugal.
Incumbents
*
Monarch:
Carlos I Carlos I may refer to:
*Carlos I of Spain (1500–1558), also Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire
*Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), King of Portugal
*Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I (;,
* ca, Joan Carles I,
* gl, Xoán Carlos I, ...
*
President of the Council of Ministers
The President of the Council of Ministers (sometimes titled Chairman of the Council of Ministers) is the most senior member of the cabinet in the executive branch of government in some countries. Some Presidents of the Council of Ministers are th ...
:
Ernesto Hintze Ribeiro
Ernesto Rodolfo Hintze Ribeiro (Ponta Delgada, Azores, 7 November 1849 – Lisbon, 1 August 1907) was a Portuguese politician, statesman, and nobleman from the Azores, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal three times, during King Carlos I's ...
Births
* 23 March -
José Balbino da Silva
José Balbino da Silva (born 23 March 1896, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports ...
, footballer (deceased)
* 12 April -
Vítor Cândido Gonçalves, footballer (died
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
)
* 19 July -
António Ribeiro dos Reis
António Ribeiro dos Reis (19 July 1896 – 1961) was a Portuguese footballer and journalist.
Career
Playing career
Born in Lisbon, Ribeiro dos Reis played for Benfica between 1914 and 1925. He also represented Portugal national team in 19 ...
, footballer, journalist (died
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 ...
)
* 24 September -
Cândido de Oliveira
Cândido Plácido Fernandes de Oliveira (24 September 1896 – 23 June 1958) was a Portuguese football player, coach, and sports journalist.
The trophy Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira is named after him.
Life and career
Oliveira was educated ...
, football player, coach, sports journalist (died
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
)
* 19 October -
Domingos de Sousa
Domingos António de Sousa Coutinho, Marquês do Funchal (19 October 1896 in Lisbon - 27 September 1984 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese horse rider
Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Common ...
, horse rider (died
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
)
* 22 October -
José Leitão de Barros
José Leitão de Barros (22 October 1896 – 29 June 1967) was a Portuguese film director and playwright.
Among his most famous films are '' Maria do Mar'' (1930), the second docufiction after ''
Moana'' (1926) by Robert Flaherty, the first ...
, film director, playwright (died
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
)
* 16 December -
Armindo Monteiro, university professor, businessman, diplomat, politician (died
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
)
*
Joaquim Filipe dos Santos, footballer (deceased)
Deaths
* 11 January -
João de Deus
João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below.
Kings
* Jo ...
, poet (born
1830
It is known in European history as a rather tumultuous year with the Revolutions of 1830 in France, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland and Italy.
Events January–March
* January 11 – LaGrange College (later the University of North Alabama) b ...
)
* 26 March -
Antonia Ferreira
Antónia Adelaide Ferreira ( Godim, Peso da Régua, June 4, 1811 — Godim, Peso da Régua, March 26, 1896), often referred to in Portugal as "Ferreirinha", was a Portuguese businesswoman. She is known for leadership in the cultivation of port win ...
, businesswoman (born
1811
Events
January–March
* January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana.
* January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Brid ...
).
See also
*
List of colonial governors in 1896#Portugal
References
1890s in Portugal
Years of the 19th century in Portugal
Portugal
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