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Born on Saturday October 3, 1896
Died on Saturday October 3, 1896

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1896 at Delpher


Born on October 3

Died on October 3

Names that were popular for boys in 1896
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Jacobus
  8. Petrus
  9. Gerrit
  10. Adrianus
  11. Jacob
  12. Antonius
  13. Wilhelmus
  14. Hendrikus
  15. Gerardus
  16. Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1896
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Anna
  5. Catharina
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Elisabeth
  8. Hendrika
  9. Adriana
  10. Jacoba
  11. Petronella
  12. Helena
  13. Geertruida
  14. Margaretha
  15. Antonia
  16. 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.
  • February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
  • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
  • May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
  • May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
  • 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.
The weather on Saturday October 3, 1896
The temperature on October 3, 1896 was about 11.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.

Source: KNMI