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Birthday June 29, 1896

• The temperature on June 29, 1896 was about 16.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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.
  • March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
  • March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
  • 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 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
  • June 2 » Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
  • August 30 » Philippine Revolution: After Spanish victory in the Battle of San Juan del Monte, eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1897 » Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist and publisher († 2001)
• 1898 » Yvonne Lefébure, French pianist and educator († 1986)
• 1900 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French poet and pilot († 1944)
• 1901 » Nelson Eddy, American singer and actor († 1967)