About the day » Thursday August 28, 1890Calender converter

• Alexander van Zwieten, Vinkeveen en Waverveen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1969)
• Andreas Berk, Zoeterwoude († 1953)
• Aaltje Eshuis, Wierden
• Aafke Muller, dokkum
• Adrianus Johannes Josephus Neefs, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1949)
• Akke Jacobs Harmenzon, franeker († 1919)
• Aaltjen Eshuis, Wierden
• Aime Bernardus Claeys, Vinderhoute
• Abraham DOORNHEIM, Melissant († 1961)
• Adriana Stravers, IJsselmonde, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Albertje Remminga (0), Zijldijk
• Albert Dijkhuizen (40), Op Zee
• Aart Van Esveld (0), Barneveld-Zwartebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Slats (48), Hillegom
• Barbara Lucinda Hicks (19), London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada
• Anna Maria Hendriks (67), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aalbert Dijkhuizen (40), Op de Noordzee
• "Karl" Gregor Friedrich von Boeselager (42), Bombay, Inde
• Antoon van Vught (0), Den Dungen, Sint-Michielsgestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bontje Jacobs Otter (75)

• 1884 » Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1950)
• 1885 » Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic († 1959)
• 1887 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet († 1973)
• 1887 » István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician († 1922)
• 1888 » Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author († 1985)
• 1891 » Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer († 1984)
• 1894 » Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director († 1981)
• 1896 » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic († 1982)
• 1898 » Charlie Grimm, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 1983)
• 1899 » Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer († 1978)

• 1839 » William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)
• 1888 » Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)
• 1891 » Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1903 » Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
• April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
• June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
• July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
• October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
• December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

The temperature on August 28, 1890 was about 12.3 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.