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Born on Friday January 5, 1996
- Remi Mesu, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Rachel Buijs, Engeland († 1996)
Died on Friday January 5, 1996
- Aaldert Mak (68)
- Aaltje Johanna ter Weele (86), enschede
- Aaltje Slagter (82), Appingedam, Groningen, Nederland
- Amy Muriel Musto (84), Colchester, Essex, England
- Augusta Anderson (93), George, Lyon County, Iowa
- Catharina Maria Bergmans (84), Heijen, Limburg, Nederland
- Albien Maurits Couck (84), Aalst
- Albrecht Claes (79), Reet (AZ H Familie)
- Aaltje Hoonhoud (83), Naarden
- Cock Beukering (72)
Born on January 5
- 1979 » Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 » Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician
- 1982 » Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
- 1984 » Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter
- 1985 » Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
- 1986 » Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
- 1988 » Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist
- 1988 » Luke Daniels, English footballer
- 1989 » Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
- 1990 » Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player
Died on January 5
- 1987 » Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (b. 1926)
- 1990 » Arthur Kennedy, American actor (b. 1914)
- 1991 » Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (b. 1922)
- 1994 » Tip O'Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1912)
- 1997 » André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 1997 » Burton Lane, American composer and songwriter (b. 1912)
- 1998 » Sonny Bono, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician (b. 1935)
- 2000 » Kumar Ponnambalam, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 2003 » Roy Jenkins, Welsh politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1920)
- 2004 » Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist, co-developed penicillin (b. 1911)
Names that were popular for boys in 1996
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Jan
- Kevin
- Tim
- Niels
- Robin
- Jeroen
- Michael
- Johannes
- Jasper
- Rick
- Mike
- Hendrik
- Max
- Cornelis
Names that were popular for girls in 1996
- Laura
- Lisa
- Anna
- Jessica
- Kim
- Emma
- Lotte
- Charlotte
- Iris
- 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.
- March 13 » The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
- June 13 » The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
- June 25 » The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
- November 20 » A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.
- November 23 » Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
Weather January 5, 1996
The temperature on January 5, 1996 was between -2.3 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.