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Born on Sunday October 4, 1896
- Adriaan Hendrik KOK, Rilland-Bath, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albert van der Kaap, Vetstukken, gem. Odoorn, Nederland († 1977)
- Abraham Jansen, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
- Abraham Jansen, Leiden
- Adrianus Gerardus Fraterman, den haag († 1896)
- Adriana van Breugel, Sint-Michielsgestel
- Adriana Antonia van den Dobbelsteen, Batenburg († 1981)
- Aartje Cornelia van Schaik, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aafje (Ave Maria) Commandeur, Blokker († 1899)
- Adrianus Brok, Oudheusden en Elshout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday October 4, 1896
- Annis Constable (32), Chicago, Cook Cnty, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Catharina Geurts (80), Heer
- Aaltjen Smeenk (77), Almen (Gorssel)
- Aaltjen Smeenk (76), Almen
- Anna Cornelia van Bergen (2), Wormerveer
- Cornelis (Cornelius) Wilhelmus Schutte (39), Zwolle, Ov, The Netherlands
- Cornelia Suzanna 't Hoen (40), Ridderkerk
- Cornelis DIRICKX (35), Middelbeers, 3979, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Post (56), Naarden,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Alphen (56), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 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 4
- 1890 » Alan L. Hart, American physician and author († 1962)
- 1890 » Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist († 1945)
- 1892 » Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria († 1934)
- 1892 » Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author († 1934)
- 1892 » Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator († 1957)
- 1895 » Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer († 1966)
- 1895 » Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy († 1944)
- 1896 » Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I († 1964)
- 1900 » August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright († 1987)
- 1903 » Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician († 1993)
Died on October 4
- 1859 » Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)
- 1864 » Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802)
- 1867 » Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1871 » Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (b. 1801)
- 1890 » Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
- 1903 » Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1880)
- 1904 » Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (b. 1847)
- 1904 » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)
- 1910 » Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1850)
- 1935 » Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (b. 1849)
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 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.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
The weather on Sunday October 4, 1896
The temperature on October 4, 1896 was about 12.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI