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| List of years in film (table) |
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| … 1886 . 1887 . 1888 . 1889 . 1890 . 1891 . 1892 … 1893 1894 1895 -1896- 1897 1898 1899 … 1900 . 1901 . 1902 . 1903 . 1904 . 1905 . 1906 … |
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| … 1893 . 1894 . 1895 - 1896 - 1897 . 1898 . 1899 … … 1860s . 1870s . 1880s -1890s- 1900s . 1910s . 1920s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
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| 1900s |
| 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 |
| 1910s |
| 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 |
| 1920s |
| 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 |
| 1930s |
| 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 |
| 1940s |
| 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949 |
| 1950s |
| 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
| 1960s |
| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| 1970s |
| 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s |
| 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s |
| 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
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| 2010s |
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Contents |
Events
- January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W. Paul developed their own film projector, the Theatrograph (later known as the Animatograph).
- January - In the United States, a projector called the Vitascope was designed by Charles Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat. Armat began working with Thomas Edison to manufacture the Vitascope, which projected motion pictures.
- The Pathé Frères film company was founded.
- April - Thomas Edison and Thomas Armat's Vitascope was used to project motion pictures in public screenings in New York City.
- May 14 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was crowned in Moscow, in the first coronation ever recorded in film.
- French magician and filmmaker Georges Méliès began experimenting with the new motion picture technology, developing early special effects techniques, including stop-motion photography.
- William Selig founded the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago.
- Demeny-Gaumont worked on a 60 mm format, first known as Biographe (unperforated), then Chronophotographe (perforated).
- Casimir Sivan and E. Dalphin created a 38 mm format.
Films released in 1896
- Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
- Arrivée d'un train gare de Vincennes
- L'Arroseur
- Awakening of Rip
- Baignade en mer
- Barnet Horse Fair
- Bataille de boules de neige
- Bateau-mouche sur la Seine
- Batteuse à vapeur
- Bébé et fillettes
- Le Bivouac
- Les Blanchisseuses
- Bois de Boulogne
- Boulevard des Italiens
- The Boxing Kangaroo
- Boxing Match; or, Glove Contest
- La Fée aux Choux
- The Horse Trough
- The Kiss
- Le Manoir du diable
- Rip Van Winkle (series)
- The Vanishing Lady
Births
- January 20 - Isabel Withers, actress (d. 1968)
- June 28 - Constance Binney, actress, singer, dancer (d. 1989)
- July 16 - Evelyn Preer, actress, singer (d. 1932)
- July 25 - Jack Perrin, actor (d. 1967)
- August 18 - Jack Pickford, actor (d. 1933)
- August 30 - Raymond Massey, actor (d. 1983)