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May 6, 1881Born on Saturday May 7, 1881
- Adrianus Verbogt, Steenbergen, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1965)
- Abe Folkerts Werkhoven, Berlikum, gem. Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1973)
- Andries Willems van DIJK, Doezum, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 1883)
- Aiko Ackerman, Wagenborgen (gem. Termunten) († 1963)
- Adriaan Verbogt, Halsteren,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1966)
- Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Linde, Hellevoetsluis († 1962)
- Adrianus de Jong, Kedichem († 1882)
- Andries van Dijk, Doezum, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 1883)
- Albertje Sonsma, Mirns en Bakhuizen († 1918)
- Andrew Jackson Shipes Jr, Barbour Co, AL († 1939)
Died on Saturday May 7, 1881
- Aaltje van de Weerd (73), Ede
- Adrianus (Arie) van Wijk (41), Schalkwijk, Utrecht, Nederland
- * Maria Elisabeth Veugelaers (33), Roermond
- Aaltje Kornelissen van de Weerd (73), Ede
- Andreas Johansz van Silfhout (79), Ede
- Amerik de Best (0), Katwijk aan Zee
- Aaltje Kornelissen van de Weerd (73), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriaan Moerman (49), Rilland-Bath
- Adriaan Verhoeven (60), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- van Rijswijk (0), Haarlemmermeer, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 7, 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
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
Born on May 7
- 1875 » Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter († 1951)
- 1880 » Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee († 1972)
- 1881 » George E. Wiley, American cyclist († 1954)
- 1882 » Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet († 1960)
- 1885 » George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor († 1969)
- 1889 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel († 1943)
- 1891 » Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist († 1988)
- 1892 » Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer († 1982)
- 1892 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia († 1980)
- 1893 » Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager († 1985)
Died on May 7
- 1840 » Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and educator (b. 1774)
- 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
- 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
- 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
- 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
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 1 » The first Minnesota State Capitol burns down.
- April 28 » Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
- July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
- July 23 » The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
- October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
- November 19 » A meteorite lands near the village of Grossliebenthal, southwest of Odessa, Ukraine.
The weather on Saturday May 7, 1881
The temperature on May 7, 1881 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI