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May 6, 1896Born on Thursday May 7, 1896
- Andreas Meeuwsen, Helmond († 1896)
- Anke Alida de Groot, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Meijlink, Beuseberg, Holten, Overijssel, The Netherlands († 1896)
- Albert Jan Kappert, goor
- Adam Jasper Johannes Buitenhuis, Amsterdam {NH}
- Adrianus van der Velden, Aarlanderveen († 1945)
- marrigje menzo, avereest
- Adrien Bourgon, Ontario
- Aaltje Meijer, Warnsveld, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1963)
- Abraham Hendrik Petrus Louw († 1969)
Died on Thursday May 7, 1896
- Adèle FRANCOTTE (72), Liège, 62063, Liège, Belgique
- Alice not Crumpler Crumpler (24)
- Anne Goyette (20)
- Aagje Dekker (57), Den Burg, Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Kortekaas (64), Voorburg
- Adrianus Anthonius Cottaar (0), Delft
- Arie SOETEMAN (73), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
- Ardina Josephina Herpers (0), Zeeland (N.Br.)
- Abraham Scherpenisse (61), Terneuzen
- Alida VAN ROSSUM (0), Vleuten, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 7, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on May 7
- 1889 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel († 1943)
- 1891 » Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist († 1988)
- 1892 » Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer († 1982)
- 1892 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia († 1980)
- 1893 » Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager († 1985)
- 1896 » Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player († 1992)
- 1899 » Alfred Gerrard, English sculptor and academic († 1998)
- 1901 » Gary Cooper, American actor († 1961)
- 1903 » Jimmy Ball, Canadian sprinter († 1988)
- 1904 » Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author († 1993)
Died on May 7
- 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
- 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
- 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
- 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
- 1925 » William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1896
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 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- 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 18 » Khodynka Tragedy: A mass panic on Khodynka Field in Moscow during the festivities of the coronation of Russian Tsar Nicholas II results in the deaths of 1,389 people.
- July 9 » William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
- 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 May 7, 1896
The temperature on May 7, 1896 was about 12.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.