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Born on Saturday January 7, 1888
- Albertus Willemsen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Adrianus Johannus Hubertus Klinge, Rotterdam († 1961)
- Adriana Hendrika Duvalois, Brouwershaven
- Albertus Hendrikus De Lat, Goor
- Aart Griffioen, Kamerik († 1888)
- Adriënne Hendrika de Roon, 's-Gravenhage
- Abraham Gerrit Jans Vunderink, Franeker, Friesland, Nederland († 1967)
- Petrus Joannes Paeshuys, Wilrijk
- Adrianus Johannes Hubertus Klinge, Rotterdam († 1988)
- Adrianus Meijer, Rhenen († 1888)
Died on Saturday January 7, 1888
- Adrianus Swolfs (1), Tilburg
- Annechien BRUINS (66), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Cools (52), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaan Isebout (Izeboud) (87), Oost-en West-Souburg
- Arendje Buis (37), Scheveningen
- Adriaan Isebout (88), Oost-en West-Souburg (87jr)
- Adriana Smit (82), Enkhuizen
- Arendje Buis (37), scheveningen
- Adriana Scholten (69), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Age Jacobs Knol (73), Minnertsga, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 7, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 7
- 1873 » Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist († 1914)
- 1875 » Gustav Flatow, German gymnast († 1945)
- 1876 » William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer († 1906)
- 1877 » William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer († 1928)
- 1889 » Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina († 1982)
- 1891 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist († 1960)
- 1895 » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited († 1974)
- 1899 » Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; d. 1941)
- 1899 » Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer († 1963)
- 1900 » John Brownlee, Australian actor and singer († 1969)
Died on January 7
- 1858 » Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1800)
- 1864 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)
- 1892 » Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (b. 1852)
- 1893 » Josef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Washington University in St. Louis (b. 1843)
- 1920 » Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)
- 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
- 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
- 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
- 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)
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.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
- June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Weather January 7, 1888
The temperature on January 7, 1888 was about 3.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.