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Born on Tuesday January 8, 1895
Died on Tuesday January 8, 1895

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 8, 1895 at Delpher


Born on January 8
  • 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)
  • 1900 » Dorothy Adams, American character actress († 1988)
  • 1900 » Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist († 1982)
  • 1902 » Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician († 1988)

Died on January 8

Names that were popular for boys in 1895
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Jacob
  9. Jacobus
  10. Petrus
  11. Adrianus
  12. Dirk
  13. Arie
  14. Wilhelmus
  15. Hendrikus
  16. Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1895
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Wilhelmina
  6. Elisabeth
  7. Hendrika
  8. Adriana
  9. Catharina
  10. Aaltje
  11. Grietje
  12. Jacoba
  13. Geertruida
  14. Neeltje
  15. Petronella
  16. Trijntje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1895
  • 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
  • February 9 » William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
  • March 22 » Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.
  • May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
  • May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
  • September 3 » John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
  • October 21 » The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade.
Weather January 8, 1895

The temperature on January 8, 1895 was about -0.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.

Source: KNMI