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Born on Thursday January 4, 1996
- Esmee valerie Thuis, Didam
- Jaap Lavrijssen, Son, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johannes Willem de Vrij, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
- Marjolijn Ruurds Jorritsma, Leeuwarden, Gem. Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1996)
Died on Thursday January 4, 1996
- Aleida Jacoba Heij (85), Onbekend (Spanje)
- Aart van Hemert (80)
- Betty E Fish (79), Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania
- Abeltje Hendriks Tiekstra (93), Drachten
- Adriana Cornelia Roos (89), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia Nijenhuis (81), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albert Maurice (Albrecht Maurits) Sinnaeve (87), Estero, Florida, Verenigde Staten van Amerika
- Alberdina Bols (80), Stadskanaal
- Alice M Banta (88)
- Annigje Adriana de Koning (96), Wageningen
Born on January 4
- 1985 » Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
- 1985 » Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player
- 1986 » James Milner, English footballer
- 1986 » Younès Kaboul, French footballer
- 1989 » Graham Rahal, American race car driver
- 1990 » Toni Kroos, German footballer
- 1992 » Kris Bryant, American baseball player
- 1994 » Derrick Henry, American football player
- 1997 » Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player
- 1998 » Liza Soberano, Filipina actress
Died on January 4
- 1990 » Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
- 1994 » R. D. Burman, Indian film composer and music director (b. 1939)
- 1995 » Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
- 1995 » Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
- 1997 » Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
- 1998 » Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)
- 1999 » Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)
- 2000 » Spyros Markezinis, Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
- 2000 » Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2001 » Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
Names that were popular for boys in 1996
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Jan
- Kevin
- Tim
- Niels
- Robin
- Michael
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Rick
- Jasper
- Mike
- Hendrik
- Max
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1996
- Laura
- Lisa
- Anna
- Jessica
- Emma
- Kim
- Lotte
- Iris
- Charlotte
- Anne
- Sarah
- Amber
- Julia
- Sanne
- Naomi
- Maria
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1996
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
- January 27 » Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- January 27 » In a military coup, Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara deposes the first democratically elected president of Niger, Mahamane Ousmane.
- February 6 » Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.
- April 3 » Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
- June 15 » The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
- July 18 » Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1200 soldiers.
Weather January 4, 1996
The temperature on January 4, 1996 was between -1.0 °C and 2.3 °C and averaged 0.5 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.