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Birthday February 6, 1896

• The temperature on February 6, 1896 was about 5.1 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
  • 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.
  • March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
  • May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
  • June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
  • June 28 » An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.
  • July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1894 » Eric Partridge, New Zealand-English lexicographer and academic († 1979)
• 1894 » Kirpal Singh, Indian spiritual master († 1974)
• 1895 » Babe Ruth, American baseball player and coach († 1948)
• 1895 » María Teresa Vera, Cuban singer, guitarist and composer († 1965)
• 1895 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician († 1953)
• 1898 » Harry Haywood, American soldier and politician († 1985)