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January 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
100 birthdays

2

1 centenary
65 birthdays

3

1 birth
2 deaths
64 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 centenary
2 transitions
67 birthdays

5

1 centenary
57 birthdays

6

1 birth
2 centenaries
68 birthdays

7

2 centenaries
57 birthdays

8

2 marriages
1 death
63 birthdays

9

1 birth
2 marriages
55 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 centenary
62 birthdays

11

2 deaths
1 transition
56 birthdays

12

2 births
83 birthdays

13

1 death
1 centenary
59 birthdays

14

1 death
1 transition
61 birthdays

15

70 birthdays

16

2 deaths
60 birthdays

17

1 death
2 centenaries
48 birthdays

18

59 birthdays

19

2 deaths
53 birthdays

20

1 death
74 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 death
49 birthdays

22

1 birth
2 deaths
70 birthdays

23

3 births
58 birthdays

24

2 births
1 death
58 birthdays

25

1 death
1 centenary
58 birthdays

26

1 death
71 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
59 birthdays

28

57 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 centenary
57 birthdays

30

1 birth
2 centenaries
57 birthdays

31

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
70 birthdays


February 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 death
1 centenary
59 birthdays

2

1 birth
2 marriages
64 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 marriage
2 centenaries
61 birthdays

4

2 births
1 death
54 birthdays

5

56 birthdays

6

1 death
52 birthdays

7

2 births
1 death
65 birthdays

8

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
61 birthdays

9

1 birth
1 death
66 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 marriage
2 deaths
1 transition
67 birthdays

11

1 birth
1 centenary
54 birthdays

12

4 births
1 death
1 centenary
67 birthdays

13

2 births
1 centenary
57 birthdays

14

78 birthdays

15

2 births
2 deaths
1 transition
61 birthdays

16

46 birthdays

17

60 birthdays

18

2 births
1 centenary
66 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 death
50 birthdays

20

62 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 centenary
57 birthdays

22

1 birth
2 deaths
2 centenaries
89 birthdays

23

1 death
2 centenaries
40 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
49 birthdays

25

2 births
1 centenary
68 birthdays

26

1 birth
2 marriages
1 death
63 birthdays

27

65 birthdays

28

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
75 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 centenary
21 birthdays


March 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
64 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 centenary
80 birthdays

3

1 birth
2 elections
64 birthdays

4

2 births
2 marriages
70 birthdays

5

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
60 birthdays

6

1 death
1 centenary
71 birthdays

7

1 marriage
2 deaths
3 centenaries
1 transition
67 birthdays

8

3 centenaries
60 birthdays

9

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
1 election
69 birthdays

10

1 birth
57 birthdays

11

1 marriage
1 centenary
61 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
70 birthdays

13

2 deaths
58 birthdays

14

3 births
1 death
65 birthdays

15

2 births
1 death
1 transition
67 birthdays

16

3 births
63 birthdays

17

84 birthdays

18

1 centenary
59 birthdays

19

1 birth
56 birthdays

20

1 birth
2 centenaries
64 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 centenary
45 birthdays

22

1 marriage
60 birthdays

23

3 births
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

24

1 birth
64 birthdays

25

2 births
1 marriage
2 centenaries
45 birthdays

26

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
53 birthdays

27

3 births
1 death
65 birthdays

28

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
68 birthdays

29

1 death
74 birthdays

30

3 deaths
45 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 marriage
57 birthdays


April 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 births
1 centenary
1 election
56 birthdays

2

57 birthdays

3

3 births
1 centenary
51 birthdays

4

2 births
3 deaths
1 centenary
55 birthdays

5

2 births
1 centenary
57 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
3 transitions
21 elections
57 birthdays

7

1 election
41 birthdays

8

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
48 birthdays

9

1 transition
52 birthdays

10

1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
53 birthdays

11

2 births
1 marriage
2 deaths
59 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 centenary
67 birthdays

13

1 birth
57 birthdays

14

2 marriages
2 deaths
1 transition
1 election
65 birthdays

15

1 birth
3 marriages
2 deaths
57 birthdays

16

50 birthdays

17

3 births
1 centenary
62 birthdays

18

1 marriage
58 birthdays

19

3 deaths
1 transition
49 birthdays

20

1 marriage
1 death
55 birthdays

21

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
42 birthdays

22

1 death
1 centenary
60 birthdays

23

1 death
63 birthdays

24

1 death
1 centenary
58 birthdays

25

1 centenary
48 birthdays

26

3 births
1 death
1 centenary
59 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 marriage
65 birthdays

28

1 marriage
1 centenary
50 birthdays

29

2 births
3 marriages
2 deaths
49 birthdays

30

1 marriage
2 transitions
46 birthdays


May 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
1 centenary
62 birthdays

2

1 death
1 centenary
60 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 centenary
49 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
73 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 death
51 birthdays

6

46 birthdays

7

1 death
1 centenary
52 birthdays

8

50 birthdays

9

56 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 death
1 election
59 birthdays

11

4 deaths
60 birthdays

12

2 births
1 marriage
1 centenary
65 birthdays

13

1 centenary
49 birthdays

14

1 centenary
53 birthdays

15

60 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 death
56 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
46 birthdays

18

1 marriage
53 birthdays

19

48 birthdays

20

1 marriage
1 death
58 birthdays

21

2 births
1 death
2 centenaries
1 transition
47 birthdays

22

1 centenary
50 birthdays

23

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
55 birthdays

24

1 death
1 centenary
47 birthdays

25

3 births
1 death
55 birthdays

26

2 births
47 birthdays

27

1 death
1 centenary
56 birthdays

28

1 birth
2 deaths
68 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 death
55 birthdays

30

1 birth
52 birthdays

31

1 birth
3 deaths
44 birthdays


June 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 marriage
1 death
49 birthdays

2

2 births
2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
1 election
49 birthdays

3

2 births
1 marriage
50 birthdays

4

2 births
4 marriages
1 death
48 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 death
45 birthdays

6

1 birth
1 centenary
51 birthdays

7

3 births
1 death
45 birthdays

8

1 death
2 centenaries
51 birthdays

9

2 births
1 centenary
53 birthdays

10

3 births
1 marriage
59 birthdays

11

1 death
2 centenaries
37 birthdays

12

3 centenaries
51 birthdays

13

1 death
43 birthdays

14

1 birth
2 centenaries
67 birthdays

15

1 birth
1 marriage
50 birthdays

16

1 birth
3 marriages
56 birthdays

17

1 marriage
1 centenary
63 birthdays

18

1 birth
2 centenaries
61 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

20

1 marriage
4 centenaries
58 birthdays

21

1 birth
2 centenaries
44 birthdays

22

1 birth
3 deaths
55 birthdays

23

2 births
2 marriages
54 birthdays

24

1 birth
2 marriages
2 deaths
74 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
48 birthdays

26

1 birth
2 centenaries
51 birthdays

27

1 birth
38 birthdays

28

1 birth
49 birthdays

29

1 centenary
60 birthdays

30

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
57 birthdays


July 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 marriages
1 death
63 birthdays

2

1 death
56 birthdays

3

3 births
54 birthdays

4

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
66 birthdays

5

1 birth
36 birthdays

6

1 birth
3 deaths
58 birthdays

7

1 birth
1 marriage
63 birthdays

8

2 births
1 centenary
59 birthdays

9

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
45 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 death
69 birthdays

11

1 birth
3 centenaries
56 birthdays

12

1 marriage
1 death
62 birthdays

13

1 centenary
48 birthdays

14

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
48 birthdays

15

3 births
1 marriage
2 deaths
59 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
61 birthdays

17

47 birthdays

18

1 birth
63 birthdays

19

1 birth
2 deaths
52 birthdays

20

1 birth
1 centenary
58 birthdays

21

2 births
1 death
39 birthdays

22

2 deaths
57 birthdays

23

1 marriage
62 birthdays

24

1 centenary
66 birthdays

25

66 birthdays

26

1 birth
62 birthdays

27

1 death
62 birthdays

28

2 births
3 deaths
1 centenary
51 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 marriage
60 birthdays

30

1 marriage
63 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 death
53 birthdays


August 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
60 birthdays

2

2 births
1 centenary
56 birthdays

3

1 birth
1 death
1 transition
49 birthdays

4

1 birth
68 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
58 birthdays

6

2 births
69 birthdays

7

1 death
1 centenary
64 birthdays

8

1 birth
3 deaths
1 centenary
1 transition
60 birthdays

9

1 birth
2 deaths
68 birthdays

10

1 birth
67 birthdays

11

1 birth
2 marriages
60 birthdays

12

2 births
3 marriages
65 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 centenary
61 birthdays

14

3 births
1 centenary
67 birthdays

15

3 centenaries
65 birthdays

16

3 births
1 centenary
61 birthdays

17

56 birthdays

18

1 centenary
48 birthdays

19

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
50 birthdays

20

1 death
64 birthdays

21

2 births
1 centenary
47 birthdays

22

1 birth
1 marriage
70 birthdays

23

2 births
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
62 birthdays

24

2 births
63 birthdays

25

1 death
1 centenary
52 birthdays

26

2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
62 birthdays

27

1 birth
1 death
70 birthdays

28

2 births
57 birthdays

29

4 births
1 death
64 birthdays

30

2 births
1 centenary
65 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 centenary
69 birthdays


September 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
1 marriage
3 centenaries
63 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 centenary
54 birthdays

3

1 birth
59 birthdays

4

1 birth
55 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 centenary
62 birthdays

6

1 birth
70 birthdays

7

4 births
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
57 birthdays

8

3 births
1 death
60 birthdays

9

1 marriage
2 deaths
2 centenaries
39 birthdays

10

1 centenary
76 birthdays

11

3 births
51 birthdays

12

1 centenary
60 birthdays

13

2 births
1 death
73 birthdays

14

1 centenary
1 election
67 birthdays

15

1 centenary
80 birthdays

16

3 marriages
1 death
74 birthdays

17

1 marriage
1 centenary
71 birthdays

18

2 births
53 birthdays

19

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
1 transition
60 birthdays

20

1 marriage
2 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
69 birthdays

21

1 birth
2 deaths
69 birthdays

22

2 births
2 deaths
59 birthdays

23

2 births
2 marriages
1 centenary
71 birthdays

24

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
61 birthdays

25

3 births
68 birthdays

26

2 births
2 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
53 birthdays

27

1 birth
68 birthdays

28

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
64 birthdays

29

2 births
40 birthdays

30

2 births
69 birthdays


October 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

1 birth
2 marriages
73 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 centenary
63 birthdays

3

2 births
52 birthdays

4

54 birthdays

5

1 centenary
66 birthdays

6

2 births
72 birthdays

7

2 marriages
71 birthdays

8

1 birth
2 marriages
1 centenary
78 birthdays

9

1 birth
2 deaths
1 transition
61 birthdays

10

3 deaths
2 centenaries
1 transition
95 birthdays

11

2 births
2 centenaries
55 birthdays

12

3 births
1 centenary
59 birthdays

13

1 birth
1 death
57 birthdays

14

1 birth
3 marriages
1 death
62 birthdays

15

1 centenary
74 birthdays

16

1 birth
2 deaths
2 centenaries
62 birthdays

17

1 centenary
81 birthdays

18

1 marriage
1 centenary
70 birthdays

19

2 births
2 deaths
74 birthdays

20

1 birth
3 marriages
1 centenary
61 birthdays

21

2 marriages
1 centenary
64 birthdays

22

2 births
1 death
55 birthdays

23

3 deaths
1 transition
61 birthdays

24

61 birthdays

25

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
73 birthdays

26

2 marriages
1 death
59 birthdays

27

2 births
1 marriage
63 birthdays

28

2 births
1 marriage
1 death
2 centenaries
66 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 marriage
2 deaths
1 centenary
58 birthdays

30

1 birth
45 birthdays

31

1 birth
1 death
1 transition
60 birthdays


November 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

62 birthdays

2

1 marriage
1 death
55 birthdays

3

1 birth
52 elections
62 birthdays

4

1 birth
1 marriage
1 death
1 centenary
1 transition
70 birthdays

5

1 birth
1 marriage
1 centenary
62 birthdays

6

1 death
2 centenaries
74 birthdays

7

1 birth
2 centenaries
72 birthdays

8

1 election
62 birthdays

9

59 birthdays

10

2 births
3 marriages
2 deaths
1 centenary
61 birthdays

11

1 birth
67 birthdays

12

1 birth
1 centenary
64 birthdays

13

1 transition
68 birthdays

14

2 births
1 marriage
48 birthdays

15

64 birthdays

16

1 birth
1 centenary
56 birthdays

17

2 births
3 deaths
61 birthdays

18

1 birth
3 marriages
2 deaths
1 centenary
58 birthdays

19

2 births
1 marriage
1 centenary
53 birthdays

20

1 birth
1 death
73 birthdays

21

1 birth
1 centenary
65 birthdays

22

1 birth
60 birthdays

23

1 marriage
1 death
66 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 marriage
47 birthdays

25

1 birth
5 marriages
1 centenary
59 birthdays

26

1 birth
2 marriages
73 birthdays

27

2 centenaries
50 birthdays

28

1 birth
2 marriages
57 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 death
1 centenary
63 birthdays

30

63 birthdays


December 1896
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 births
2 marriages
1 death
1 transition
2 elections
60 birthdays

2

1 birth
1 marriage
2 centenaries
50 birthdays

3

59 birthdays

4

54 birthdays

5

72 birthdays

6

2 births
2 deaths
1 centenary
59 birthdays

7

1 death
1 centenary
59 birthdays

8

1 election
53 birthdays

9

5 births
3 marriages
1 death
1 centenary
49 birthdays

10

1 birth
1 marriage
2 centenaries
63 birthdays

11

58 birthdays

12

3 births
1 centenary
1 election
60 birthdays

13

55 birthdays

14

1 birth
2 deaths
1 centenary
64 birthdays

15

1 marriage
2 centenaries
61 birthdays

16

2 births
3 marriages
1 death
67 birthdays

17

1 death
1 centenary
58 birthdays

18

2 births
1 centenary
65 birthdays

19

1 birth
2 deaths
55 birthdays

20

3 births
1 centenary
59 birthdays

21

1 birth
65 birthdays

22

3 births
1 death
1 centenary
59 birthdays

23

3 marriages
1 death
54 birthdays

24

1 birth
1 centenary
69 birthdays

25

2 births
1 marriage
1 centenary
89 birthdays

26

1 centenary
51 birthdays

27

1 birth
67 birthdays

28

1 marriage
56 birthdays

29

1 birth
1 marriage
2 centenaries
67 birthdays

30

1 marriage
1 centenary
48 birthdays

31

1 marriage
67 birthdays


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