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Born on Wednesday October 21, 1896
- Agnes BRINKMAN († 1979)
- Adriana Harrewijn
- Anna Antonetta Louisa van Breugel, Etten-Leur
- Adriana Harrewijn, Giessendam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Geertruida de Feijter, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Anna Adriana Fortuin, Colijnsplaat
- Aaltje Jantina Hisken, Finsterwolde († 1987)
- Aafje Rutten, Koekange, Nederland
- Agatha Catharina Schilder, Heerhugowaard
- Angenietje Verkuil, De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland († 1898)
Died on Wednesday October 21, 1896
- Anthonie Kalkman (76), Capelle aan de Ijssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia Jacobs (79), Essen, Belgie
- Antonie van Brummelen (44), Oosterbeek (Renkum), Nederland
- Anna Best (41)
- Anna Maria Dackus (22), Vaals
- Anna Maria Kuijten (61), Hatert, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Daems (89), Herenthout, België
- Abraham Johannes van Hengel (49), Rhoon, South Holland, Netherlands
- Alice Alfredine Blondelle (0), Saint-Leu d'Esserent (F)
- Abraham Dirksz MEELDIJK (76), Dordrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 21, 1896 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on October 21
- 1884 » Claire Waldoff, German singer and actress († 1957)
- 1886 » Eugene Burton Ely, American soldier and pilot († 1911)
- 1887 » Krishna Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar († 1961)
- 1894 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic († 1965)
- 1895 » Edna Purviance, American actress († 1958)
- 1895 » Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete († 1983)
- 1896 » Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
- 1898 » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor († 1960)
- 1900 » Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer († 1973)
- 1907 » Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet († 1985)
Died on October 21
- 1861 » Edward Dickinson Baker, American congressman and colonel (b. 1811)
- 1872 » Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1794)
- 1873 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (b. 1807)
- 1896 » James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844)
- 1903 » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (b. 1829)
- 1904 » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (b. 1877)
- 1907 » Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (b. 1824)
- 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
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.
- 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.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- 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.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
The weather on Wednesday October 21, 1896
The temperature on October 21, 1896 was about 5.5 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI