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Born on Tuesday January 31, 1888
- Adolf SPELEERS, Wortegem-Petegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1968)
- Aaltje Pieters Kruizenga, Pieterburen, Groningen, Nederland
- Adrianus Cornelius Janssens, Tilburg
- Pieter Waninge, Zuidwolde († 1944)
- Adrianus DE WINTER, Nieuw-Beijerland,Zuid-Holland,NEDERLAND
- Albertus Antonius Simons, Epe († 1928)
- Aagje Blokland, Sliedrecht († 1935)
- Carl Wilhelm Anton Schrumph, Delft
- Albert de Vos, Steenwijk († 1888)
- Albert Reinders, Voorst († 1958)
Died on Tuesday January 31, 1888
- Adolf D'hulster (0), Klerken
- * Kornelis ^ Pieters van Timmeren (61), Tripscompagnie,, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Meeldijk (70), 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Van Der Knaap (54), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje van Zorgen (76), Willemstad, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Aaltje van Zorgen (76), Willemstad
- Anna Catharina DONS (71), Bergen Op Zoom. (N.Br. Nl)
- Aaltje van Zorge van Zorgen (77), Willemstad, Nederland
- Arie van Spronsen (76), Loosduinen
- Andreas Johannes van Hoeij (0), Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 31, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on January 31
- 1881 » Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
- 1884 » Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan († 1955)
- 1884 » Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1963)
- 1889 » Frank Foster, English cricketer († 1958)
- 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
- 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
- 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
- 1900 » Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector († 1982)
- 1902 » Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot († 1978)
- 1902 » Tallulah Bankhead, American actress († 1968)
Died on January 31
- 1836 » John Cheyne, English physician and author (b. 1777)
- 1844 » Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)
- 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
- 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
- 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
- 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
- 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
- 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
- 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1888
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1888
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1888
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
- September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Weather January 31, 1888
The temperature on January 31, 1888 was about -8.2 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.