About the day » Saturday May 20, 1882Calender converter

• Anna D. (Hana) de Munck, Greenbush, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
• Antonius Peeters, Maasbree
• Antje Hotzes Kleefstra, Oldeboorn, Friesland, Nederland († 1961)
• Antje "Annie" Sleper, Möhlenwarf, Ostfriesland, Hannover († 1948)
• Folkert Rusticus, Wonseradeel († 1883)
• Anna Maria Veltkamp, Amsterdam
• Anna Cornelia Masseur, Oud en Nieuw Gastel († 1949)
• Antje Hotzes Kleefstra, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Martinus Uijtdewilgen, Etten-Leur († 1882)
• Anna Cornelia Masseurs, Oud Gastel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Alle Vaatstra (46), Harlingen
• Alida Mesman (0), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
• Anna Latijnhouwers (69), Oirschot
• Adriana Anna Riebeek (28), Leiden
• Annechien Karels Sok (48), Ruinen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alle Ybeles Vaatstra (46), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Krijvenaar (47), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Benedictus Lieuwes Bennema (81), Marrum
• Aloisius Martinus Jacobus meergenaamd van der Zande (0), 's-Hertogenbosch (N.Br)
• Aafke van der Wijk- (19), Ten Boer, Nederland

• 1875 » Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch rower († 1953)
• 1877 » Pat Leahy, Irish-American jumper († 1927)
• 1879 » Hans Meerwein, German chemist († 1965)
• 1882 » Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1949)
• 1883 » Faisal I of Iraq († 1933)
• 1886 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded the Galatasaray Sports Club († 1951)
• 1894 » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar († 1994)
• 1895 » R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B († 1937)
• 1897 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author († 1983)
• 1897 » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower († 1986)

• 1841 » Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (b. 1775)
• 1864 » John Clare, English poet (b. 1793)
• 1873 » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Neeltje
11. Grietje
12. Aaltje
13. Petronella
14. Jacoba
15. Trijntje
16. Geertruida

• 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.
• June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
• July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
• September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
• September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
• September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
• September 18 » The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.

The temperature on May 20, 1882 was about 17.0 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 34%.