Events in the year 1996 in the

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Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Wim Kok Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident The 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident is an aviation accident that occurred on 15 July 1996 at Eindhoven Airport, the Netherlands. The disaster involved a Belgian Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft and resulted in the death of 34 passengers. ...

Eindhoven Airport Eindhoven Airport is an airport located west of Eindhoven, Netherlands. In terms of the number of served passengers it is the second largest airport in the Netherlands, with 6.2 million passengers in 2018 (well behind Schiphol, which serves mo ...

resulted in the death of 34 passengers. *19 October – The Hague Convention on Parental Responsibility and Protection of Children was signed.

Births

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*3 January – Rianne van Rompaey, fashion model *11 February – Joris Nieuwenhuis, cyclist. *28 February – Marrit Jasper, volleyball player *20 March –

Puck Moonen Puck Moonen (born 20 March 1996 in Sint-Michielsgestel) is a Dutch cyclist, who has ridden in the past for UCI Women's Continental Team . She previously rode for Lotto Soudal but left, in part due to a knee injury. In 2019, she became a spokesp ...

, cyclist. *12 April –

Jip van den Bos Jip van den Bos (born 12 April 1996) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2014 : 4th Road race, UEC European Junior Road Championships ;2015 : 7th Ronde van Gelderland ...

, racing cyclist. *13 April –

Birgit Kos Birgit Kos (born April 13, 1995) is a Dutch fashion model. She is known for both her work in fashion magazines and on the runway. Early life Kos is Dutch. Born and raised in Overijssel, Kos now resides in Zurich, Switzerland. She says her creat ...

, fashion model *25 April – Will Grands, record producer, singer and songwriter *14 May –

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix and also as Ytram and GRX, is a Dutch disc jockey and music producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—201 ...

, DJ and record producer *24 June –

Thomas Ouwejan Thomas Ouwejan (; born 30 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Career AZ Ouwejan joined the AZ youth academy from childhood club De Foresters in 2007. On 10 December 201 ...

, footballer *15 July –

Vivianne Miedema Anna Margaretha Marina Astrid "Vivianne" Miedema (; born 15 July 1996) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) club Arsenal W.F.C., Arse ...

, footballer *23 August –

Berry van Peer Berry van Peer (born 23 August 1996) is a Dutch darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career Van Peer won two events on the PDC Development Tour in Coventry in April 2015. He went on to finish third in the 2015 Dev ...

, darts player *28 August –

Sam van Dijk Sam van Dijk (; born 28 August 1996) is a Dutch professional basketball player. Early career Van Dijk played for DAS Delft and Lokomotief Rijswijk. In the 2015–16 season, he played for the Rotterdam Basketbal under-24 and Punch Delft. Professi ...

, basketball player *31 August –

Fabio Jakobsen Fabio Jakobsen (born 31 August 1996) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career During the 2019 Vuelta a España Jakobsen won two stages, including the final stage of the race on stage 21 in Madrid. A few metres befor ...

, cyclist. *9 September –

Jaïro Riedewald Jaïro Jocquim Riedewald (born 9 September 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for club Crystal Palace. Club career Ajax 2013–14 On 15 March 2013, Riedewald signed his first professional contract w ...

, footballer *10 September – Juliët Lohuis, volleyball player *28 September – Arthur Jussen, pianist *5 October –

Sevn Alias Sevaio Mook (born in Amsterdam on 5 October 1996), better known by the stage name Sevn Alias, is a Dutch rapper. The son of a Surinamese father and a Surinamese- Antillean mother, he grew up in Amsterdam-West Amsterdam-West () is a borough ( ...

, rapper *5 October – Imaan Hammam, model *23 October –

Julius van den Berg Julius van den Berg (born 23 October 1996 in Purmerend) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In July 2018, van den Berg joined UCI WorldTeam , after spending three years with the . In October 202 ...

, cyclist. *26 October – Emma Wortelboer, television presenter *27 November – Mike Williams, DJ, record producer, musician and remixer

Deaths

*5 January –

Thung Sin Nio Betsy Thung Sin Nio (, 22 May 1902 – 5 January 1996) was an Indonesian-Dutch women's rights activist, physician, economist and politician. Born into a wealthy and progressive ''Peranakan'' family of the 'Cabang Atas' gentry in Batavia, she ...

, women's rights activist, physician, economist and politician (b. 1902) *12 January –

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (; 2 February 1903 – 12 January 1996) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics. Biography Education and early career Van der Waerden learned advanced mathematics at the University of Amsterd ...

, mathematician (b. 1903) *4 February – John Hugo Loudon, business executive (b. 1905) *14 February –

Gied Jaspars Gied Jaspars (6 July 1939 – 14 February 1996) was a Dutch television maker who gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s making progressive and controversial TV shows for the VPRO; he is well known for his collaboration with writer and dire ...

, television maker (b. 1939) *24 February –

Piet Derksen Piet Derksen (1913 in Rotterdam – 24 February 1996 in Westerhoven) was a Dutch businessman who founded Center Parcs. A devout Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, wit ...

, businessman (b. 1913) *27 February –

Gerrit Berkhoff Gerrit (Gé) Berkhoff (Wijhe 9 July 1901 – Oosterbeek 27 February 1996) was a Dutch chemist and the first ''rector magnificus'' of the University of Twente in The Netherlands. Education The son of primary school principal Gerrit Berkhoff (1868� ...

, chemist (b. 1901) *31 May –

Ton de Leeuw Antonius Wilhelmus Adrianus de Leeuw (Rotterdam, 16 November 1926 - Paris, 31 May 1996) was a Dutch composer. He occasionally experimented with microtonality. Life and career Taught by Henk Badings, Olivier Messiaen and others, and in his youth i ...

, composer (b. 1926) *5 July –

Piet Stam Piet Stam (20 February 1919 – 5 July 1996) was a Dutch freestyle swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1919 births 1996 deaths Dutch male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimm ...

, swimmer (b. 1919). *11 July – Florrie Rodrigo, dancer, choreographer, and educator (b. 1893) *19 August – Jurriaan Andriessen, composer (b. 1925) *21 September –

Henri Nouwen Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and commu ...

, Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian (b. 1932) *24 September –

Jannes van der Wal Jannes van der Wal (November 12, 1956 in Driezum – September 24, 1996 in Groningen) was a Dutch/ Frisian draughts player and world champion in the game. He also played chess at a nearly competitive level. Career He became world champion in ...

, draughts player (b. 1956) *2 October –

Emiel van Lennep Emile (Emiel) van Lennep (15 January 19152 October 1996) was a Dutch official (''treasurer general''), diplomat and Minister of State. Life Van Lennep was born in Amsterdam as a son of Louis Henri van Lennep and Catharina Hildegonda Enschede. H ...

, official (treasurer general), diplomat and Minister of State (b. 1915) *3 October – Bertus Enklaar, chess player (b. 1943) *23 October – Bernardus Weber, sculptor, draughtsman, and pastellist (b. 1912) *4 December – Albert Winsemius, economist (b. 1910)

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Hilbrand J. Groenewold Hilbrand Johannes "Hip" Groenewold (1910–1996) was a Dutch theoretical physicist who pioneered the largely operator-free formulation of quantum mechanics in phase space known as phase space formulation, phase-space quantization. Biography Groen ...

, theoretical physicist, pioneer of the

phase-space formulation The phase-space formulation of quantum mechanics places the position ''and'' momentum variables on equal footing in phase space. In contrast, the Schrödinger picture uses the position ''or'' momentum representations (see also position and moment ...

of quantum mechanics (b. 1910)

References

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