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Born on Tuesday October 20, 1896
- Adrianus Cornelis van de Ven, Goirle
- Alberdina Johanna de Vroom, Nijkerk († 1976)
- Adam van Tilburg, Helmond, Noord-Brabant († 1966)
- Alberta Hobbelink, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Roseboom, Wageningen († 1896)
- Aafje Johanna Loots, Enkhuizen
- Adriana Cornelia van der Kolk, Zoeterwoude († 1930)
- Aaltje Alberta Cordia, Maassluis
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- Adriana Cornelia van der Kolk, Zoeterwoude († 1930)
Died on Tuesday October 20, 1896
- Anna Maria Geertuida Willecke (1), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Anna Helena IJsveld (90), Doornenburg
- Adrianus Ardon (50), Zevenbergen
- Adrianus Borst, Leimuiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aalt van Kommer (82), Voorthuizen
- Anton Robben (63), Dankern, Haren
- Arent Daniel Johannes Theodorus Meijjes (69), Markelo
- Annastatius Jozef Doodkorte (4), Leeuwarden, 8941, Nederland
- Anton Robben (63), Dankern, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Aart Boer (82), Waddingsveen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 20, 1896 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on October 20
- 1891 » James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1974)
- 1891 » Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author († 1973)
- 1893 » Charley Chase, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1940)
- 1894 » Olive Thomas, American model and actress († 1920)
- 1895 » Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director († 1985)
- 1895 » Rex Ingram, American actor († 1969)
- 1897 » Yi Un, South Korean general († 1970)
- 1900 » Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan († 1969)
- 1900 » Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 1974)
- 1901 » Frank Churchill, American film composer († 1942)
Died on October 20
- 1870 » Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)
- 1871 » Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)
- 1880 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (b. 1802)
- 1883 » George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)
- 1890 » Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)
- 1894 » James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)
- 1908 » Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)
- 1910 » David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)
- 1926 » Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (b. 1855)
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.
- February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- May 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- 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.
- August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.
- December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
The weather on Tuesday October 20, 1896
The temperature on October 20, 1896 was about 1.9 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI