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• Akke Flameling, Bolsward, Nederland († 1896)
• Aaltje Stevens Boonstra, ,, Jubbega-Schurega, Schoterland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1975)
• Anna Maria Sibilla Leenders, Hulsberg, Nuth († 1896)
• Adriana Lam, Nieuwveen
• Akke Flameling, Bolsward († 1896)
• Adriaan (Janus) van IERSEL, Moergestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1975)
• Albertus Marie Joseph MICHIELS, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Anna Magdalene Dora Catharina Heeschen, Ascheberg, Germany († 1955)
• Albertine Emilienne DELANCHY, Fluquières,02590,Aisne,Picardie,FRANCE († 1968)
• Abraham Boot, Kortgene († 1896)

• Antje van Noordenburg (0), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albertus van Schijndel (69), Nuland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Evenhuis (50), Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Adam Joannes Hisker (84), Zwolle
• Louwman (0), Rotterdam
• Aaltje Jans Jongedijk (89), Opsterland
• Alberta Johanna Maria Brakenhoff (33), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Geerts (70), Oud-Turnhout, Antwerpen, België
• Antje van Noordenburg (0), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aartje van den Haak (0), Alkemade (Kaag en Braassem)

• 1894 » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar († 1994)
• 1895 » R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B († 1937)
• 1897 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author († 1983)
• 1897 » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower († 1986)
• 1898 » Eduard Ole, Estonian painter († 1995)
• 1899 » Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor († 1969)
• 1899 » John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist († 1971)
• 1900 » Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author († 1977)
• 1901 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist († 1970)
• 1901 » Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author († 1981)

• 1864 » John Clare, English poet (b. 1793)
• 1873 » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)

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

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

• 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.
• March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
• 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.
• May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
• May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
• November 1 » A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
• December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.

The temperature on May 20, 1896 was about 12.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%.