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Born on Thursday October 28, 1886
- Alida Anna Rijfkogel, Amsterdam († 1921)
- "kind" de Vries, Urk († 1886)
- Aaltje Groot, Landsmeer, Nederland († 1936)
- Aaltje Geerlings, Meppel († 1887)
- WIJNEN, Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1886)
- Adriana Cornelia Maria Schilte, Delft, ZH, Nederland († 1957)
- Albert Winfield Vosburgh, Indiana (Pennsylvania)
- Akke Jans Hofstra, Hennaard, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1920)
- Benraadt, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1886)
- Akke Jans Hofstra, Hennaard, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1920)
Died on Thursday October 28, 1886
- Bastiaantje Krijnen BARENDREGT (78), Dordrecht
- Bastiaantje Barendregt (78), Dubbeldam, Nederland
- de Vries (0)
- Jan Bijvank (75), Lonneker
- anna van't HOF (23), klaaswaal
- Andries Houtzager (0), Delft
- Arie Grootvelt z.n. Overzeil (33), Scheveningen
- Abram Aarjens BALDER (41), Broek op Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Berend Meems (0), Mussel Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland
- Abram Balder (41), Broek op Langedijk, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 28, 1886 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Bataviaasch nieuwsblad
Born on October 28
- 1879 » Channing H. Cox, American lawyer and politician, 49th Governor of Massachusetts († 1968)
- 1880 » Billy Wedlock, English footballer († 1965)
- 1880 » Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer († 1940)
- 1881 » Vin Coutie, Australian footballer († 1951)
- 1884 » William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalist, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum († 1967)
- 1885 » Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright († 1922)
- 1886 » Noel Macklin, English soldier and engineer († 1946)
- 1888 » Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham († 1964)
- 1889 » Juliette Béliveau, Canadian actress and singer († 1975)
- 1892 » Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player († 1954)
Died on October 28
- 1857 » Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, French general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of France (b. 1802)
- 1877 » Robert Swinhoe, English ornithologist and entomologist (b. 1835)
- 1879 » Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French economist and politician (b. 1799)
- 1899 » Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-American engineer, invented the Linotype machine (b. 1854)
- 1900 » Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (b. 1823)
- 1914 » Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (b. 1850)
- 1916 » Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (b. 1838)
- 1916 » Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (b. 1891)
- 1917 » Dimitrios Votsis, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
- 1917 » Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
Names that were popular for boys in 1886
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1886
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1886
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
- June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
- June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
Weather October 28, 1886
The temperature on October 28, 1886 was about 11.8 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.