The year 1896 began more than 130 years ago on Wednesday, 01.01. 1896 and thus exactly 6,807 weeks or 47,655 days ago.
Leap year
1896 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).
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How old are you, if you were born in 1896? (Year 1896)
People who were born in the year 1896, will celebrate or have already celebrated their 130 birthday this year (2026).
1896 in Roman numerals / digits
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars born in 1896
Kathleen McKane Godfree
English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)
*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, LondonBruno Snell
German classical philologist
*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, HamburgHelmut Berve
German historian of classical antiquity
*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee
45 Ernst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941)
*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin
91 Karl August Wittfogel
German-American academic (1896–1988)
*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York City
84 Jean Piaget
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896–1980)
*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva
44 F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940)
*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, HollywoodErich Sichting
German politician (1896-1946)
*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg
72 Trygve Lie
1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo
92 Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic
*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York City.jpg "David Alfaro Siqueiros")
77 David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican social realist painter (1897–1974)
*December 29th, 1896, Porto †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca
75 Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972)
*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton
86 Howard Dietz
American publicist, lyricist, and librettist (1896-1983)
*September 9th, 1896, New York City †July 30th, 1983, New York CityJohn Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970)
*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, Baltimore
61 Gerty Cori
Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, GlendaleJacques Rueff
French economist and adviser to the French Government (1896-1978)
*August 23rd, 1896, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †April 23rd, 1978, 7th arrondissement of Paris
60 Pierre Gendron
American actor and screenwriter (1896–1956)
*March 4th, 1896, Toledo †November 27th, 1956, HollywoodBirthdays of famous people
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Calendar for 1896
New Year
Wednesday
01. January 1896
Christmas
Wednesday
24. December 1896
New Year's Eve
Wednesday
31. December 1896
Monthly calendars for the year 1896 (incl. calendar week)
Friday the 13th
- 13. March 1896
- 13. November 1896
Zodiac Signs and Dates for 1896
| ♑ | Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)January 1st, 1896 - January 20th, 1896 |
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| ♒ | Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)January 21st, 1896 - February 19th, 1896 |
| ♓ | Pisces (The Fish)February 20th, 1896 - March 20th, 1896 |
| ♈ | Aries (The Ram)March 21st, 1896 - April 20th, 1896 |
| ♉ | Taurus (The Bull)April 21st, 1896 - May 21st, 1896 |
| ♊ | Gemini (The Twins)May 22nd, 1896 - June 21st, 1896 |
| ♋ | Cancer (The Crab)June 22nd, 1896 - July 22nd, 1896 |
| ♌ | Leo (The Lion)July 23rd, 1896 - August 23rd, 1896 |
| ♍ | Virgo (The Maiden)August 24th, 1896 - September 23rd, 1896 |
| ♎ | Libra (The Scales)September 24th, 1896 - October 23rd, 1896 |
| ♏ | Scorpio (The Scorpion)October 24th, 1896 - November 22nd, 1896 |
| ♐ | Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)November 23rd, 1896 - December 21st, 1896 |
| ♑ | Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)December 22nd, 1896 - December 31st, 1896 |