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April 3, 1896Born on Saturday April 4, 1896
- Alma Lalonde, Ste-Marthe, Québec, Canada († 1915)
- Aloysius Robyn, Stekene
- Albert van Ittersum, Wilsum († 1984)
- Alphonsius Jacobus van Boxtel, Alem († 1904)
- Agatha Panhuis, Leeuwarden († 1970)
- Aaltje Netjes, Zwollerkerspel, Nederland († 1934)
- Anna Maria EVERS, Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands
- Andreas Simon Bizot, Alkemade, Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1946)
- Abraham van der Wateren, Velsen, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Erica Edman, Norrby, Norråker, Tåsjö, Jämtlands län (Z) († 1951)
Died on Saturday April 4, 1896
- Adriana Prooijen van (0), Oud-Beijerland, ZH, Nederland
- Adrianus Adrianusz Schilder (68), Vlaardinger-Ambacht
- Aleida Hendrina Brands (6), Nijmegen
- Aart van Herweijnen (64), Dordrecht
- Aaltje Meijerink (24), Den Ham
- Adriana van Prooijen (0), Oud-Beijerland
- Aart van Herweijnen (64), Dordrecht
- Alexis Maelfait (75), Bellegem, België
- Adrianus van Drunen (18), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jansen, Yerseke, Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 4, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
Born on April 4
- 1888 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager († 1958)
- 1889 » Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright († 1968)
- 1892 » Italo Mus, Italian painter († 1967)
- 1895 » Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator († 1991)
- 1896 » Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter († 1955)
- 1897 » Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter († 1975)
- 1898 » Agnes Ayres, American actress († 1940)
- 1899 » Hillel Oppenheimer, German-Israeli botanist and academic († 1971)
- 1902 » Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, French journalist and author († 1969)
- 1902 » Stanley G. Weinbaum, American author and poet († 1935)
Died on April 4
- 1874 » Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)
- 1875 » Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (b. 1837)
- 1878 » Richard M. Brewer, American criminal (b. 1850)
- 1879 » Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist and meteorologist (b. 1803)
- 1883 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791)
- 1890 » Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (b. 1812)
- 1890 » Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (b. 1820)
- 1912 » Charles Brantley Aycock, American lawyer and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859)
- 1912 » Isaac K. Funk, American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (b. 1839)
- 1919 » William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (b. 1832)
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.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
- 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.
- September 21 » Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener take Dongola.
The weather on Saturday April 4, 1896
The temperature on April 4, 1896 was about 6.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI