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• Albert De Hoop, bergentheim († 1951)
• Adrianus Cappelle, Scherpenisse († 1961)
• Adrianus van Capelle, Scherpenisse († 1961)
• Albert de Hoop, Bergentheim († 1951)
• Alice Josepha Hellings, Sint-Jans Molenbeek-Belgie († 1965)
• Adrianus Verdult, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1911)
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• Anna Cornelia Hendrika van der Steen, Rotterdam (Z-H)
• * Jan Rozendaal, Groot Ammers
• Alfred W Brantingham, Ohio, United States († 1888)

• Aaltje Holtland (78), Kamperveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anje Straatman (68), Houwerzijl, gem. Ulrum, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Schuitert Strookappe (72), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Holtland (78), Kamperveen,Gemeente Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje Jans Holtland (78), Kamperveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus De GEUS (62), Maasdam
• Aaltje Paalman (26), Borkeld (Holten)
• Aaltjen Schuitert Strokappe (72), Apeldoorn
• Aaltjen (Aaltje) Schuitert (Schuiters)(Schuiter) Strokappe (Strookappe)(Strookap) (72), Apeldoorn
• Anje Roelfs Straatman (68), Houwerzijl

• 1878 » Gustav Stresemann, German journalist and politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate († 1929)
• 1878 » Konstantinos Parthenis, Greek painter († 1967)
• 1879 » Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician († 1926)
• 1886 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author († 1968)
• 1888 » Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer and conductor († 1971)
• 1890 » Alfred Jodl, German general († 1946)
• 1891 » Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic († 1934)
• 1893 » Tonita Peña, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) artist († 1949)
• 1894 » Dimitri Tiomkin, Ukrainian-American composer and conductor († 1979)
• 1897 » Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway († 1987)

• 1829 » Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. 1773)
• 1849 » Hokusai, Japanese painter and illustrator (b. 1760)
• 1863 » Stonewall Jackson, American general (b. 1824)
• 1868 » Henry Bennett, American lawyer and politician (b. 1808)
• 1889 » Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Carl Nägeli, Swiss botanist and mycologist (b. 1817)
• 1897 » Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (b. 1863)
• 1910 » Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)
• 1945 » Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Jacoba
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
• June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
• 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.
• July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
• October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
• October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

The temperature on May 10, 1888 was about 5.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.