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Born on Sunday October 18, 1896
- Anna van Gemert, Utrecht
- Aleida Berendina Öhlen, Uelsen († 1931)
- Anna Christina Hulster, Weltevreden, Ned. Indië
- Andreas Fulgentius Koopmans, Amsterdam († 1955)
- Adrianus Mekken, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1964)
- Adrianus Kommene, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
- Alida Maria de Reus, Rhoon
- Adriana Maria van den Bergh, Kruisland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
- Albarta Willemina van Ommeren, Echteld, Nederland († 1898)
- Adrianus Theodorus Doove, leiden
Died on Sunday October 18, 1896
- Bernardus Adriaenssen (74), Turnhout,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Aldegonda Driessen (37), Tegelen, Prov. Limburg
- Cornelia Christina Ruitenberg (34), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina van Tintelen (39), Tiel
- Antoinetta Wilhelmina Voncken (0), Valkenburg
- Cornelia Noordam (60), Schiedam, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Gertrud LÜPGES (15), Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Albert Hendriks Groen (0)
- Abe van der Zee (0), Idaarderadeel, Netherlands
- Antonius Verhoeven (53), Schijndel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 18, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Tilburgsche courant
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
Born on October 18
- 1888 » Paul Vermoyal, French actor († 1925)
- 1893 » George Ohsawa, Japanese philosopher and academic († 1966)
- 1893 » Sidney Holland, New Zealand lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1961)
- 1894 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet († 1960)
- 1894 » Tibor Déry, Hungarian author and translator († 1977)
- 1897 » Isabel Briggs Myers, American theorist and author († 1980)
- 1898 » Lotte Lenya, Austrian singer and actress († 1981)
- 1902 » Miriam Hopkins, American actress († 1972)
- 1902 » Pascual Jordan, German physicist and theorist († 1980)
- 1903 » Lina Radke, German runner and coach († 1983)
Died on October 18
- 1865 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
- 1871 » Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)
- 1876 » Francis Preston Blair, American journalist (b. 1791)
- 1886 » Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (b. 1796)
- 1889 » Antonio Meucci, Italian-American engineer (b. 1808)
- 1892 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)
- 1893 » Charles Gounod, French composer and educator (b. 1818)
- 1908 » Nozu Michitsura, Japanese field marshal (b. 1840)
- 1911 » Alfred Binet, French psychologist and author (b. 1857)
- 1921 » Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. 1845)
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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.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 6 » In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
- 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.
Weather October 18, 1896
The temperature on October 18, 1896 was about 8.4 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.