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• Aloïs Joseph Wijnants, Sint-Truiden, België
• Alexander Johannes Rammeloo, Philippine, Zeeland, Nederland († 1975)
• Ada Elizabeth Alberts, Portsmouth, Bay, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1977)
• Agnès Angèle Cailliau, Borre, 59190, Dunkerque, Departement Nord, Hauts-de-France, Friesland, Nederland († 1996)
• Albertus Alouisius Haverkort, Avereest († 1965)
• Adrianus Timmers, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
• Adriana Konings, Fijnaart en Heijningen († 1977)
• Ada Elizabeth Alberts, Portsmouth, Bay, Michigan († 1977)
• Agnes Celina Schepers, Jeuk, België
• Adriana van den Durpel, 's-Gravenpolder, Nederland († 1975)

• Andries Baukes Stel (72), Leeuwarden
• Alje Luitjens Boerma (78), Ten Boer (Groningen)
• adriaantje van BRUGGE (87), ooltgensplaat
• Alje Luitjens Boerma* (78), Ten Boer, Groningen, Nederland
• ADRIANUS Verdonck (6)
• Adriaan van Iersel (53), Tilburg
• Anna Eleonora Dolle (8), Amsterdam
• Adriaantje van Bruggen (88), ooltgensplaat (goeree overflakkee)
• Adriaantje van Brugge (86), Ooltgensplaat (86jr)
• Ankje Binnes Jansma (0), Oostermeer, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1888 » Paul Morand, French author and diplomat († 1976)
• 1890 » Fritz Busch, German conductor and director († 1951)
• 1892 » Janet Flanner, American journalist and author († 1978)
• 1897 » Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist († 1937)
• 1898 » Henry Hathaway, American director and producer († 1985)
• 1899 » John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1980)
• 1899 » Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer († 1978)
• 1900 » Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter († 1980)
• 1900 » Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
• 1902 » Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor († 1975)

• 1873 » David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1808)
• 1879 » Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (b. 1818)
• 1881 » Alexander II of Russia (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (b. 1868)
• 1885 » Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (b. 1795)
• 1901 » Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
• 1906 » Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
• 1912 » Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)
• 1921 » Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)
• 1936 » Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)

• 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.
• April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
• May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
• July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
• August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
• 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.

The temperature on March 13, 1896 was about 4.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.