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February 27, 1996 
February 25, 1996
Died on Monday February 26, 1996
- Adrienne MARCHAND (92), Kortrijk, Belgium
- Annigje Gerding (89), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Alberdina Oldejans (97)
- Antonius Lodewijk BOERSMA (82), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas Johannes Biemans (74), Slagharen
- Antonius Lodewijk (Anton) Boersma (82), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Cornelia de Porto (92), Highland, Lake County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Johanna Zwart (74), Soesterberg
- Abe Huisenga (78), Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa
- Albertus Johannes Jense (83), Delft
Born on February 26
- 1984 » Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese international footballer, forward
- 1985 » Fernando Llorente, Spanish international footballer, striker
- 1986 » Hannah Kearney, American skier
- 1989 » Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
- 1990 » Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
- 1990 » Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
- 1991 » Lee Chae-rin, South Korean singer
- 1992 » Michael Chee Kam, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1992 » Mikael Granlund, Finnish professional hockey player
- 1997 » Reghan Tumilty, Scottish footballer
Died on February 26
- 1989 » Roy Eldridge, American trumpet player (b. 1911)
- 1993 » Constance Ford, American model and actress (b. 1923)
- 1994 » Bill Hicks, American comedian (b. 1961)
- 1995 » Jack Clayton, English director and producer (b. 1921)
- 1997 » David Doyle, American actor (b. 1929)
- 1998 » Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
- 2000 » George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913)
- 2002 » Lawrence Tierney, American actor (b. 1919)
- 2004 » Adolf Ehrnrooth, Finnish general (b. 1905)
- 2004 » Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (b. 1956)
Names that were popular for boys in 1996
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Jan
- Kevin
- Tim
- Niels
- Robin
- Jeroen
- Michael
- Johannes
- Jasper
- Rick
- Mike
- Max
- Hendrik
- 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.
- January 17 » The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.
- June 4 » The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
- September 5 » Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.
- September 27 » The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory, who establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
- October 31 » TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 99 people.
- December 10 » The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
Weather February 26, 1996
The temperature on February 26, 1996 was between -1.2 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.