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Died on Tuesday January 30, 1996
- Arie Van Waardhuizen (74), Pella, Marion, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus Joannes Petrus Josephus Coomans (72), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Akke Tuinstra (82)
- Adriana Maria Jumelet (86), Rotterdam Zhl. NL
- Anna Willemina Dijkgraaf (87), Winterswijk, Nederland
- Alida Vooys (77), Knijpe, Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
- Catharina Geertruida Geutjes (81), Nijmegen, Nederland
- Annigje (Jenny) Quartel (78), Dordrecht
- Aart Vogelaar (81), Leiderdorp,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bouwina Grooten (71), Ter Apel, Groningen, Nederland
Born on January 30
- 1990 » Andrew McCullough, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 » Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 » Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player
- 1990 » Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer
- 1990 » Nils Miatke, German footballer
- 1990 » Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer
- 1991 » Stefan Elliott, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 » Katy Marchant, English track cyclist
- 1995 » Jack Laugher, English diver
- 1995 » Víctor Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player († 2015)
Died on January 30
- 1991 » Clifton C. Edom, American photographer and educator (b. 1907)
- 1991 » John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908)
- 1994 » Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (b. 1912)
- 1999 » Ed Herlihy, American journalist (b. 1909)
- 1999 » Huntz Hall, American actor (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Jean-Pierre Aumont, French soldier and actor (b. 1911)
- 2001 » Johnnie Johnson, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1915)
- 2001 » Joseph Ransohoff, American surgeon and educator (b. 1915)
- 2005 » Martyn Bennett, Canadian-Scottish violinist (b. 1971)
- 2006 » Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)
Names that were popular for boys in 1996
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Jan
- Kevin
- Tim
- Niels
- Robin
- Michael
- Jeroen
- Johannes
- Rick
- Jasper
- Mike
- Hendrik
- Max
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1996
- Laura
- Lisa
- Anna
- Jessica
- Kim
- Emma
- Lotte
- Iris
- Charlotte
- Anne
- Sarah
- Amber
- Julia
- Sanne
- Naomi
- Maria
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1996
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
- March 18 » A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
- May 27 » First Chechen War: the Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
- July 25 » In a military coup in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposes Sylvestre Ntibantunganya.
- September 21 » The Defense of Marriage Act is passed by the United States Congress.
- September 24 » Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
- December 9 » Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topfree in Ontario, Canada.
Weather January 30, 1996
The temperature on January 30, 1996 was between -5.3 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.