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Born on Monday March 2, 1896
Died on Monday March 2, 1896

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1896 at Delpher


Born on March 2
  • 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
  • 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
  • 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
  • 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
  • 1902 » Edward Condon, American physicist and academic († 1974)
  • 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
  • 1904 » Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator († 1991)
  • 1905 » Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic († 1985)
  • 1905 » Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
  • 1908 » Walter Bruch, German engineer († 1990)

Died on March 2

Names that were popular for boys in 1896
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Pieter
  6. Willem
  7. Gerrit
  8. Petrus
  9. Jacob
  10. Jacobus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Arie
  13. Dirk
  14. Gerardus
  15. Wilhelmus
  16. Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1896
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Hendrika
  7. Elisabeth
  8. Adriana
  9. Catharina
  10. Jacoba
  11. Aaltje
  12. Grietje
  13. Geertruida
  14. Helena
  15. Petronella
  16. 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.
  • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
  • 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.
  • September 22 » Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
  • November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
  • December 10 » Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
  • 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 March 2, 1896

The temperature on March 2, 1896 was about 4.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.

Source: KNMI