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Born on Friday January 8, 1892
Died on Friday January 8, 1892

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1892 at Delpher


Born on January 8
  • 1885 » A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist († 1967)
  • 1885 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia († 1945)
  • 1885 » Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor († 1972)
  • 1888 » Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic († 1972)
  • 1891 » Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer († 1972) name="Jöckle1995">Clemens Jöckle (1995). Encyclopedia of Saints. Alpine Fine Arts Collection. p.319. ISBN978-0-88168-226-7.</ref>
  • 1891 » Storm Jameson, English journalist and author († 1986)
  • 1891 » Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
  • 1896 » Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic († 1967)
  • 1897 » Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author († 1977)
  • 1899 » S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka († 1959)

Died on January 8

Names that were popular for boys in 1892
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Petrus
  10. Adrianus
  11. Jacobus
  12. Dirk
  13. Arie
  14. Hendrikus
  15. Gerardus
  16. Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1892
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Hendrika
  8. Adriana
  9. Catharina
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Jacoba
  13. Geertruida
  14. Neeltje
  15. Petronella
  16. Trijntje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1892
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • April 15 » The General Electric Company is formed.
  • July 4 » Western Samoa changes the International Date Line, causing Monday (July 4) to occur twice, resulting in a year with 367 days.
  • August 4 » The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
  • October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
  • October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
  • December 18 » Premiere performance of The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Weather January 8, 1892

The temperature on January 8, 1892 was about -1.3 °C. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.

Source: KNMI