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August 1, 1896Died on Sunday August 2, 1896
- Anna Maria Elisabetha Cools (42), Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Antje Apeldoorn (61), Egmond-Binnen
- Anna Maria Biller (35), Markt Redwitz, Deutschland
- Cecilia Paterson (74), Edinburgh, Scotland
- Adriana Maria Keukelaar (0), Biervliet, Nederland
- Alberdina Johanna van Lenning (0), Breda
- Adrieanus van As (56), Rotterdam, Niederlande
- Anna Lucretia Smits (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Johannes Valkenet (0), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arij Oskamp (64), Nijmegen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 2, 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
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
Born on August 2
- 1891 » Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor († 1975)
- 1892 » Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. († 1978)
- 1894 » Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (d.1976)
- 1895 » Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer († 1970)
- 1897 » Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer († 1945)
- 1897 » Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician († 1974)
- 1898 » Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer († 1977)
- 1899 » Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter († 1995)
- 1900 » Helen Morgan, American actress and singer († 1941)
- 1900 » Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator († 1973)
Died on August 2
- 1876 » "Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837)
- 1889 » Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
- 1890 » Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)
- 1903 » Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)
- 1903 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
- 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
- 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
- 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
- 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
- 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
Names that were popular for boys in 1896
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1896
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
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.
- January 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
The weather on Sunday August 2, 1896
The temperature on August 2, 1896 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI