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April 3, 1888Born on Wednesday April 4, 1888
- Augusta Maria Baert, Koewacht († 1978)
- Albert KATUIN, Odoorn Drenthe Netherlands († 1972)
- Anna Catharina Gerets, Rekem (B)
- Albertus Johannes Hulleman, Apeldoorn, GD-NL († 1966)
- Adrianus van Eenbergen, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1925)
- Albertus Johannes Steenvoorden, Watergraafsmeer († 1889)
- Albert Katuin, Vetstukken (gem Odoorn)
- Aart van de Loenhorst, Ede († 1969)
- Wilhelmina van der Stok, De Lier († 1969)
- adriana KEMPER, dordrecht († 1971)
Died on Wednesday April 4, 1888
- Arnold van Nijkerken (0), Winterswijk (NL)
- Albert Kaas (59), Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
- (1), Poppingawier Rauwerderhem Friesland Nederland
- Aukje Reins Witema (81), Barradeel
- Anna Helena Scholte (26), Horsten, Gem. Onstwedde
- Anthonius Hendrikus de Brabander (1), Monster
- Aaltje Sluizeman (63), Arnhem
- Babe Jehnsen (0), Martiny Township, Mecosta County, Michigan
- Arie de Vries (60), Boskoop, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Auke Ottes van Zanden (50), Donkerbroek, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 4, 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
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- 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
Born on April 4
- 1879 » Gustav Goßler, German rower († 1940)
- 1884 » Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral († 1943)
- 1884 » James Alberione, Italian priest, founded the Society of St. Paul († 1971)
- 1886 » Frank Luther Mott, American historian and journalist († 1964)
- 1888 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager († 1958)
- 1888 » Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish historian and academic († 1975)
- 1889 » Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright († 1968)
- 1892 » Italo Mus, Italian painter († 1967)
- 1895 » Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator († 1991)
- 1896 » Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter († 1955)
Died on April 4
- 1864 » Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American commander and paleontologist (b. 1808)
- 1870 » Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b. 1802)
- 1874 » Charles Ernest Beulé, French archaeologist and politician (b. 1826)
- 1875 » Karl Mauch, German geographer and explorer (b. 1837)
- 1878 » Richard M. Brewer, American criminal (b. 1850)
- 1879 » Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist and meteorologist (b. 1803)
- 1883 » Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (b. 1791)
- 1890 » Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (b. 1812)
- 1890 » Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (b. 1820)
- 1912 » Charles Brantley Aycock, American lawyer and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859)
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.
- 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.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
- October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Weather April 4, 1888
The temperature on April 4, 1888 was about 3.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.