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Born on Monday January 20, 1896
- Adrianus Johannes van Zijl, Schalkwijk, Utrecht, NL († 1965)
- Ann Rebecca Mithcell († 1990)
- Aaltje Keuning († 1985)
- Anna Hendrika de Mol Moncourt
- Anna van den Heuvel, Rotterdam († 1960)
- Anna Verdonk, de Rijp, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
- Adriana van Kleunen, Kattendijke († 1973)
- Aart van Herpen, Rijswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
- Abraham Elenbaas, Groede († 1966)
- Aafke de Jonge, Slagharen († 1904)
Died on Monday January 20, 1896
- Anna Isabella Olislagers (90), Engelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaantje Johanna Lopse Hocke (56), Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje Johanna Hocke (Hoeke) (56), Aalsmeer
- Aartje Dockter (69), Putten
- Anna Jones Dunn (Day) (68)
- Adrianus van Kessel (58), Zeeland (N.Br.)
- Adrianus van Es (0), Rotterdam
- Adrianus Kessel van (58), Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Albert Hendrik Jozef Cool (0), Passendale
- Lukas (70), Lonneker
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 20, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on January 20
- 1893 » Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper († 1946)
- 1894 » Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie († 1968)
- 1894 » Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic († 1976)
- 1895 » Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic († 1985)
- 1896 » George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer († 1996)
- 1898 » U Razak, Burmese educator and politician († 1947)
- 1899 » Clarice Cliff, English potter († 1972)
- 1899 » Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer († 1990)
- 1900 » Colin Clive, English actor († 1937)
- 1900 » Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist († 1983)
Died on January 20
- 1873 » Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (b. 1799)
- 1875 » Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (b. 1814)
- 1891 » Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (b. 1836)
- 1900 » John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)
- 1901 » Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)
- 1907 » Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842)
- 1908 » John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830)
- 1913 » José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)
- 1915 » Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
- 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
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 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
- November 17 » The Western Pennsylvania Hockey League, which later became the first ice hockey league to openly trade and hire players, began play at Pittsburgh's Schenley Park Casino.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
The weather on Monday January 20, 1896
The temperature on January 20, 1896 was about -0.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI