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Born on Monday October 12, 1896
- Aafje Visser, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Alexander Gerardus Reuvers, Alem, Maren en Kessel († 1950)
- Adriana Diliana van Spijk, Drunen, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1986)
- Aaltje van EMMERIK, Dordrecht
- Albertina Josephina Melger, Malang, Java (Nederlandsch-Indië) († 1973)
- Agatha Maria Roos († 1985)
- Aaltje Kluiver, Zwollerkerspel, Nederland († 1945)
- Adrianus Martinus Hendricus Smits, Hooge en Lage zwaluwe († 1967)
- Aaltje van Emmerik, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Helmig, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1965)
Died on Monday October 12, 1896
- Alice Frederica Irby (57)
- (77)
- Aloysius Staelen (47), Wijtschate,Heuvelland,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Augustinus Maria Voorting (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan van Es (74), Middelburg
- Aartje Mostert (Mosterd) (60), Putten, Nederland
- Anna Maria de Beer (49), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg
- Alberdina Derks (5), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alberdina Derks (5), Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands(Angelschedijk)
- Christiaan Emile van Krag-Jül-Vind-Frijs Graaf van Frijsenborg (78), Boller Gods, Uth, Velje, Jutland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 12, 1896 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on October 12
- 1891 » Edith Stein, Polish nun and martyr; later canonized († 1942)
- 1891 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan († 1945)
- 1892 » Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress († 1975)
- 1893 » Velvalee Dickinson, American spy († 1980)
- 1894 » Elisabeth of Romania, queen consort of Greece († 1956)
- 1896 » Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
- 1903 » Josephine Hutchinson, American actress († 1998)
- 1904 » Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator († 1986)
- 1904 » Lester Dent, American journalist and author († 1959)
- 1906 » Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager († 1984)
Died on October 12
- 1870 » Robert E. Lee, American general (b. 1807)
- 1875 » Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
- 1896 » Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 9th Council President of Denmark (b. 1817)
- 1898 » Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (b. 1816)
- 1914 » Margaret E. Knight, American inventor (b. 1838)
- 1915 » Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865)
- 1923 » Bunny Lucas, English cricketer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
- 1926 » Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian and author (b. 1838)
- 1933 » John Lister, English philanthropist and politician (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.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- 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.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
- September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
- 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 October 12, 1896
The temperature on October 12, 1896 was about 8.1 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI