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July 16, 1896Born on Friday July 17, 1896
- Adrianus van Broekhoven, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1897)
- Albert Robert Francis Leopold graaf van Limburg Stirum, Blitar (Java) († 1901)
- Anna Maria Euphemia Dirks, Nordhorn (D) († 1953)
- Abraham Stikkelorum, Leiden († 1959)
- Alfons Henri Leopold Deplancke, Kuurne
- Aaltje Mansveld, Steenwijk († 1897)
- Adrianus Franciscus Simons, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Agnes Maria Knoops, Stevensweert († 1972)
- Anna Maria Euphemia Dirks, Nordhorn,,Lower Saxony,Duitsland († 1953)
- Adrianus Faasse, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1896)
Died on Friday July 17, 1896
- Bastiaan de Koning (57)
- Arie Stange (0), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arie Kraal (0), Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Maria Beij (1), Leiden
- Anna Hubertina ROECKX (54), Liege, Province de Liege, Walloon Region, Belgie
- Antje (doekles) van der Plaats (71), Arum
- Albertha Strunk (2), Epe
- Constantius Wilhelmus Philippi (35), Haarlemmermeer
- Cornelia Frederika Meijer (0), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annie Blair DeVeaux (15), Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 17, 1896 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on July 17
- 1894 » Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist († 1966)
- 1896 » Rupert Atkinson, English RAF officer († 1919)
- 1898 » Berenice Abbott, American photographer († 1991)
- 1898 » Osmond Borradaile, Canadian soldier and cinematographer († 1999)
- 1899 » James Cagney, American actor and dancer († 1986)
- 1900 » Marcel Dalio, French actor († 1983)
- 1901 » Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author († 1938)
- 1901 » Luigi Chinetti, Italian-American race car driver († 1994)
- 1901 » Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine († 1982)
- 1902 » Christina Stead, Australian author and academic († 1983)
Died on July 17
- 1881 » Jim Bridger, American scout and explorer (b. 1804)
- 1883 » Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1829)
- 1885 » Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1811)
- 1887 » Dorothea Dix, American nurse and activist (b. 1802)
- 1893 » Frederick A. Johnson, American banker and politician (b. 1833)
- 1894 » Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist and biologist (b. 1810)
- 1894 » Leconte de Lisle, French poet and translator (b. 1818)
- 1900 » Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)
- 1907 » Hector Malot, French author and critic (b. 1830)
- 1912 » Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1854)
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- December 30 » Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila.
Weather July 17, 1896
The temperature on July 17, 1896 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.