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May 2, 1896Born on Sunday May 3, 1896
- Arie Jacobus (Co) Coomans, Amsterdam († 1955)
- Arie Adriaan Rosing, Delfzijl, Eemsdelta, Groningen, Nederland († 1918)
- Anna Maria Selhorst, Utrecht
- Anna Maria van de Luitgaarden, Terheijden († 1965)
- Aaltje Hadderingh, Gieterveen (Gieten, Dr) († 1917)
- Anna Maria Hubertina Habets, Maastricht
- Adriaan Pouwer, Vrouwenpolder († 1896)
- Alice J Zehm, Martin, Minnesota, United States († 1979)
- Agatha Polfliet, Haarlem († 1896)
- Anna Wilhelmina Havermans, Bergen op Zoom
Died on Sunday May 3, 1896
- Annetje Boekel (73), Opperdoes
- Antonius Hendrikus Hartwijk (0), Leiden
- Alexandre Ignace de Choiseul (74), Paris
- Carolus Van den Broeck (8), Antwerpen,, Antwerpen, België
- Aart Verbruggen (87), Rossum, 5328, Nederland
- Arie Verbrugge (89), Rossum (NL)
- Anthonie Bouwheer (56), Barneveld
- Berend van der Weerd (1), Zwollerkerspel (Gemeente Zwolle Ov Nederland)
- Aaltje Koelewijn (55)
- Berendina Johanna Pasman (50), Zutphen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 3, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
Born on May 3
- 1892 » George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
- 1892 » Jacob Viner, Canadian-American economist and academic († 1970)
- 1893 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author († 1975)
- 1895 » Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist († 1987)
- 1896 » Dodie Smith, English author and playwright († 1990)
- 1896 » Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot († 1917)
- 1896 » V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Indian Minister of Defence († 1974)
- 1897 » William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada († 1989)
- 1898 » Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel († 1978)
- 1898 » Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist († 1987)
Died on May 3
- 1882 » Leonidas Smolents, Austrian–Greek general and army minister (b. 1806)
- 1910 » Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871)
- 1916 » Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (b. 1879)
- 1916 » Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878)
- 1916 » Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (b. 1858)
- 1918 » Charlie Soong, Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
- 1919 » Elizabeth Almira Allen, American educator (b. 1854)
- 1921 » Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1883)
- 1925 » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
- 1932 » Charles Fort, American journalist and author (b. 1874)
Names that were popular for boys in 1896
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1896
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Petronella
- Neeltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1896
- 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 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- 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.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Weather May 3, 1896
The temperature on May 3, 1896 was about 12.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%.