About the day » Friday July 31, 1896Calender converter

• Abraham de Klijn, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• "Jean" Marie Emile Antoine Cruysmans, Anvers, Belgique († 1970)
• Antonius Johannes Terluin, Amsterdam
• Aart van Huizen, Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• Alphonsus Cyrillus SEGERS, Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Anna Veldhuis, Almelo († 1899)
• Alida Scheltjes, Sloten, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Jans van der Meulen, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Apolonius Hendrik Noordam, De Lier (Westland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Toornent, haarlemmermeer († 1896)

• Blenda Wolf (29), Berlin, Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
• Barend Hengeveld (0), New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Barend Hengeveld (0), New Jersey
• Carl Gustav Heidemann (45), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• adonis ulysse ANDRY (0), Warquignies (Belgium)
• Antina Teunissina Wolters (2), Nieuw-Amsterdam
• Aaldert SEVEREIN (50), Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Abraham Breman (0), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina de Wit, Fijnaart en Heijningen
• Annigjen van der Vegt (63), Wanneperveen-Haagje

• 1884 » Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Polish-German economist and politician († 1945)
• 1886 » Fred Quimby, American animation producer († 1965)
• 1886 » Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American mob boss († 1931)
• 1887 » Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher († 1969)
• 1892 » Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist and publisher, founded Worldwide Church of God († 1986)
• 1892 » Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop († 1959)
• 1894 » Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer († 1972)
• 1901 » Jean Dubuffet, French painter and sculptor († 1985)
• 1902 » Gubby Allen, Australian-English cricketer and soldier († 1989)
• 1904 » Brett Halliday, American engineer, surveyor, and author († 1977)

• 1864 » Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
• 1875 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
• 1884 » Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1869)
• 1886 » Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
• 1891 » Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, Belgian stained glass painter (b. 1814)
• 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
• 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)

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.
• January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
• February 1 » La bohème premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
• March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
• June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
• June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
• August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.

The temperature on July 31, 1896 was about 20.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.