About the day » Monday August 15, 1892Calender converter

• Andries Keegel, Rotterdam
• Albertus Luit, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1893)
• Adriaan Heijstek, Wissenkerke (Noord-Beveland), Zeeland, Nederland († 1893)
• Albert Luit, Nieuw-Buinen, Borger († 1893)
• Anje Spandauw, Noorderhoogebrug, Bedum,, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Verlaan, Waarder († 1965)
• Ale Klaver, Drachten († 1952)
• Alta (Asta)Alice Purdy, Dilley, Washington Co., Oregon, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana van Eijk, Gouderak († 1913)
• Anna Kasten, Demmin, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Aardina Johanna Willemina Hendrika Versteeg (0), Amerongen, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Ava Catharina van der JAGT (36), Amsterdam, Nederland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Mechtildis Mulkens (64), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Anthonij Dijxhoorn (37), Sandpoort
• Arie Klompenhouwer (0), Charlois, Nederland
• Anna Schmitt (32), Philippsburg, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
• Antonij Wolters (1), Wilp
• Agnes Florentina Caers‏ (0), Geel, België
• Berend (Jans) Talens (60), Leek
• Albertus Henken (0), Rhenen

• 1885 » Edna Ferber, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1968)
• 1886 » Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer († 1974)
• 1890 » Jacques Ibert, French composer and educator († 1962)
• 1892 » Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill († 1950)
• 1892 » Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1987)
• 1893 » Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic († 1950)
• 1896 » Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate († 1985)
• 1896 » Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
• 1896 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator († 1958)
• 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)

• 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

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

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

• 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.
• June 30 » The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• July 8 » St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.
• September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
• September 28 » The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.
• November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.
• December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.

The temperature on August 15, 1892 was about 21.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.