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1896

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Instance of: leap year starting on Wednesday and ending on Thursday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1897
Follows: 1895
Image: Portugal-1896.jpg

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has list: list of state leaders in 1896
category for births in this time period: Category:1896 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1896 deaths
Commons category: 1896
topic's main category: Category:1896
point in time: 1896-01-01
Commons gallery: 1896

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Encyclopedic overview

1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1896th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 896th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1896, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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