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May 5, 1881Born on Friday May 6, 1881
- Albert Scholtens, Maten (Emmen)
- Adrianus Theodorus van der Hoeven, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1881)
- Albert Theophiel Camiel Van den Meersschaut, Semmerzake († 1917)
- Aartjen Vierhout, Harderwijk
- Alida van Rijn, Scheveningen († 1972)
- Albertus Hinderikus Jansen, Stadskanaal gem. Wildervank († 1956)
- Alphonsus Ludovicus JANSSENS, Stabroek, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1944)
- Aalkien Nijboer, Hoornschedijk (Haren ) († 1966)
- Abraham Samuel Swaab, Amsterdam NL († 1917)
- Catharina Johanna Batist, Loosduinen
Died on Friday May 6, 1881
- Adriana Coenradina Paulus (63), Semarang
- Abraham Vermij (53), Ridderkerk
- Abraham Vermeij (53), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Willems Tolman (0), Smallingerland (Friesland)
- Amalie Malinowski (64), Kepno, Wlkp., Poland
- anna van der LINDEN (56), strijen
- Adriana van Trier, Hilvarenbeek
- Adriana van Trier (28), Hilvarenbeek
- Albert Bouwmeester (0), Het Schut (gem. Hoogeveen)
- Aafje Jonker (1), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 6, 1881 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on May 6
- 1870 » Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer († 1936)
- 1871 » Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet († 1914)
- 1871 » Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1935)
- 1872 » Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general († 1922)
- 1872 » Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1934)
- 1879 » Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist († 1952)
- 1879 » Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer († 1929)
- 1880 » Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter († 1938)
- 1880 » Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator († 1959)
- 1883 » Alberto Collo, Italian actor († 1955)
Died on May 6
- 1859 » Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
- 1862 » Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1877 » Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
- 1882 » Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1836)
- 1882 » Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
- 1902 » Bret Harte, American author and poet (b. 1836)
- 1905 » Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (b. 1831)
- 1907 » Emanuele Luigi Galizia, Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)
- 1910 » Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)
- 1919 » L. Frank Baum, American novelist (b. 1856)
Names that were popular for boys in 1881
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1881
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1881
- 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
- June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
- June 28 » The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed.
- July 2 » Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- July 14 » Billy the Kid is shot and killed by Pat Garrett outside Fort Sumner.
- November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
The weather on Friday May 6, 1881
The temperature on May 6, 1881 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI