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Born on Friday February 28, 1896
- Alida Geertruida Warmerdam, Zoeterwoude, ZUI, Nederland († 1936)
- Aafke Zuiderveld, Roden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1977)
- Allegonda Clasina van Tilborg, Tilburg († 1896)
- Albert Huitsing, Onstwedde (gem. Stadskanaal) († 1896)
- Libbe Leistra, Schoterland
- Adriaantje Roterman, Barendrecht, Nederland
- Alida Berkhof, ooltgensplaat (goeree overflakkee)
- Abraham Marinus van de Walle, Groede, Nederland
- Adrianus Gijsbertus Blankestijn, Veenendaal
- Allegonda Clasina van Tilborg, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1896)
Died on Friday February 28, 1896
- Abraham Marijs (69), Grijpskerke
- Allegonda de Lang (72), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Alida Cecilia Kaptein (67), Rotterdam
- Adriana Kokx, Monster, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Adam Johan George de Vries (1), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agnes Sylla (26)
- Allegonda de Lang (72), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Van SCHELVEN (80), Zuid-Beijerland
- Abraham Marijs (69), Grijpskerke
- * Hendrik Hubertus van Zijl (0), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on February 28
- 1887 » William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter († 1966)
- 1894 » Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1964)
- 1895 » Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright and director († 1974)
- 1896 » Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
- 1898 » Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer († 1969)
- 1900 » Wolf Hirth, German pilot and engineer, co-founded Schempp-Hirth († 1959)
- 1901 » Linus Pauling, American chemist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
- 1903 » Vincente Minnelli, American director and screenwriter († 1986)
- 1906 » Bugsy Siegel, American gangster († 1947)
- 1907 » Milton Caniff, American cartoonist († 1988)
Died on February 28
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
- 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1896
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1896
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Petronella
- Neeltje
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 28 » Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8mph (13km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2mph (3.2km/h).
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 18 » The United States Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson that the "separate but equal" doctrine is constitutional.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- August 17 » Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
Weather February 28, 1896
The temperature on February 28, 1896 was about 4.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.