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Born on Monday January 8, 1996
- Jacolien Kramer († 2016)
- Jacolien Kramer († 2016)
Died on Monday January 8, 1996
- Aukje Rommerts Tacoma (97), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Beatrice Margaret Batterbee Burbank (85), Delhi, Ingham, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Abel VANHIE (86), Roeselare
- Alice Van Bourgonie (82), Turnhout, België
- Abel VANHIE (86), Roeselare,8800,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
- Antke Huizing (93), Nieuwe Pekela
- Antonia Wilhelmina van Hoorn (80), Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Petrus Hendricus Klinkenberg (83), Geldrop
- Adriana Cornelia (Sjaan) van der Noll (67)
- Anskje Atzes Reidinga (87), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
Born on January 8
- 1986 » David Silva, Spanish footballer
- 1988 » Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- 1988 » Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 1989 » Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
- 1991 » Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
- 1991 » Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer
- 1991 » Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
- 1992 » Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
- 1992 » Koke, Spanish footballer
- 1992 » Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player
Died on January 8
- 1990 » Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (b. 1919)
- 1990 » Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (b. 1911)
- 1991 » Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)
- 1994 » Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
- 1994 » Pat Buttram, American actor and comedian (b. 1915)
- 1996 » François Mitterrand, French sergeant and politician, 21st President of France (b. 1916)
- 1996 » Howard Taubman, American author and critic (b. 1907)
- 1996 » Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1968)
- 1997 » Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
- 1998 » Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (b. 1905)
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
- Anne
- Iris
- 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.
- February 15 » At the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China, a Long March 3 rocket, carrying an Intelsat 708, crashes into a rural village after liftoff, killing many people.
- February 24 » Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
- April 28 » Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
- 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.
- November 5 » Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
Weather January 8, 1996
The temperature on January 8, 1996 was between 1.8 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.