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Born on Monday October 5, 1896
Died on Monday October 5, 1896

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1896 at Delpher


Born on October 5
  • 1889 » Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator († 1936)
  • 1892 » Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist († 1969)
  • 1894 » Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist († 1948)
  • 1898 » Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor († 1980)
  • 1899 » Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher († 1961)
  • 1900 » Bing Xin, Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature († 1998)
  • 1900 » Margherita Bontade, Italian politician († 1992)
  • 1901 » John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer († 1996)
  • 1902 » Larry Fine, American comedian († 1975)
  • 1902 » Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist († 1984)

Died on October 5

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.
  • 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.
  • July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
  • 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 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
  • 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 weather on Monday October 5, 1896
The temperature on October 5, 1896 was about 10.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.

Source: KNMI