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Born on Monday December 3, 1888
- Adrianus Johannes Brooimans, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Jacobus Hendrik de ROO, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha van Bakkum, Mijdrecht, Nederland
- Achiel Gentiel Naessens, Olsene, Belgium († 1889)
- Anje Frieling
- Lagendijk, Hoogvliet
- Albert Sytsma, Pella, Marion County, Iowa († 1962)
- Anna Snijders, Amsterdam († 1945)
- Anna Barbara Mohr, Kottenheim, Dld († 1953)
- Adriana Antonia Oord van den, Ammerzoden
Died on Monday December 3, 1888
- Ariaantje de Leede (77), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje DOMBURG (81), Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ariaantje de Leede (77), Maasland
- Aaltjen van Hummel (79), Deventer, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Domburg (81), Aarlanderveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Geers (73), Nieuw-Vossemeer, Nederland
- Anna de Reyniers (71), Zevenbergen
- Anna Maria FABRI (38), Sint-Michielsgestel, 4196, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anton Hendrik Schöller (42), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus van Rosmalen (1), Nuland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 3, 1888 at Delpher
Born on December 3
- 1880 » Fedor von Bock, German field marshal († 1945)
- 1883 » Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor († 1945)
- 1884 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India († 1963)
- 1884 » Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1965)
- 1886 » Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1978)
- 1887 » Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Japanese general and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Japan († 1990)
- 1891 » Thomas Farrell, American general († 1967)
- 1894 » Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician († 1975)
- 1895 » Anna Freud, Austrian-English psychologist and psychoanalyst († 1982)
- 1895 » Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord († 1970)
Died on December 3
- 1876 » Samuel Cooper, American general (b. 1798)
- 1882 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1811)
- 1888 » Carl Zeiss, German physicist and lens maker, created the optical instrument (b. 1816)
- 1890 » Billy Midwinter, English-Australian cricketer (b. 1851)
- 1892 » Afanasy Fet, Russian author and poet (b. 1820)
- 1894 » Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, and essayist (b. 1850)
- 1902 » Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect, designed the Otago Boys' High School and Knox Church (b. 1833)
- 1904 » David Bratton, American water polo player (b. 1869)
- 1910 » Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (b. 1821)
- 1912 » Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (b. 1841)
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.
- March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
Weather December 3, 1888
The temperature on December 3, 1888 was about 5.7 °C. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.