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• Albert Wiegman, Blokzijl
• Albert Martien Bakkers, Enschede († 1936)
• Adriana Antonia Ignatius Maria Wijtvliet, Klundert
• Adriaantje Knop, Bruinisse († 1990)
• Allegonda Maria Toebast, Beneden-Leeuwen,, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1948)
• Aartje de Winter, Pernis,Zuid Holland,Nederland
• Aafje Burger, Bovenkarspel
• Albert Martien Bakkers, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1936)
• Adrianus van Dongen, Roosendaal (Roosendaal), Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1950)
• Glas († 1980)

• Arnoldus Uijtewaal (77), Ter Aar (Papenveer)
• * Gerrit (2) van Hattem (0), Eck en Wiel, Utrecht, NL
• Anthonius Volle (60), Norg / Veenhuizen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Andries Meulenbroek (63), Kampen
• Boudewijn Droog (27), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• (2) Andries Meulenbroek (63), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland Nederland
• Boudewijn Droog (27), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonius (bijgenaamd Roman) Volle (60), Veenhuizen(Norg)
• van der Heide (0), Surhuisterveen
• Camille Louis Thienpont (77), Maarkedal (Etikhove), Oost-Vlaanderen, België

• 1891 » Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor († 1968)
• 1891 » Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle († 1953)
• 1891 » William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia († 1985)
• 1892 » Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic († 1970)
• 1894 » Gladys Brockwell, American actress († 1929)
• 1895 » Jürgen Stroop, German general († 1952)
• 1897 » Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot († 1917)
• 1897 » Pope Paul VI († 1978)
• 1898 » George Gershwin, American pianist and composer († 1937)
• 1900 » Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer († 1983)

• 1868 » August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
• 1877 » Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
• 1902 » Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
• 1904 » John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
• 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
• 1922 » Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
• 1937 » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (b. 1926)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Petronella
16. Neeltje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
• March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
• April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
• September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
• December 30 » Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
• December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.

The temperature on September 26, 1896 was about 11.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.