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Born on Monday February 28, 1881
- van de Ven, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Jozeph Straathof, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1881)
- Alberta Helena Karsmakers, Waalre
- Aart Nikkels, Voorst, Nederland († 1975)
- Adrianus Joseph Pzn Straathof, Wassenaar († 1881)
- Aaltje de Bruin, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1883)
- "Albert" Marie Joseph d'Otreppe de Bouvette, Liège, Belgique († 1948)
- Adriaantje Struijk, Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1882)
- Aaltje Lammerts de Bruin, Harkema Opeinde, Friesland, Nederland
- Alberta Helena KARSMAKERS, Waalre,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1961)
Died on Monday February 28, 1881
- Anna Maria van Kimmenade (27), Weert (Limburg)
- Lagaaij (0), Vlissingen
- Antonetta Thecla Maria Scheepers (69), Groningen
- Agatha Sophia Johanna Minderop (26), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Hoogen (33), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia van der Heide (0), Schiedam, Nederland
- Anna Maria Corstiens (60), Diepenbeek, België
- Anna de Groot (56), 28 februari 1881
- Anna de Groot (56), Voorschoten
- Anna Maria Sterckx (49), Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 28, 1881 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- 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
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on February 28
- 1866 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright († 1949)
- 1873 » William McMaster Murdoch, Scottish sailor († 1912)
- 1878 » Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer († 1929)
- 1882 » Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress († 1967)
- 1882 » José Vasconcelos, Mexican philosopher, lawyer, and politician, Mexican Secretary of Public Education († 1959)
- 1883 » Seán Mac Diarmada, Irish rebel leader († 1916)
- 1884 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia († 1942)
- 1887 » William Zorach, Lithuanian-American sculptor and painter († 1966)
- 1894 » Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1964)
- 1895 » Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright and director († 1974)
Died on February 28
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
- 1891 » George Hearst, American businessman and politician (b. 1820)
- 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
- 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
- 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
- 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
- 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1881
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1881
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Neeltje
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
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.
- April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
- April 16 » In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
- June 13 » The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
- 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).
- August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
- December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
Weather February 28, 1881
The temperature on February 28, 1881 was about 1.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.