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Born on Tuesday August 21, 1883
- Afkje Jurjens Bokma, Grouw, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Albert Strumpf, Krotoszyn, Wlkp., Poland
- Adrianus Schnitker, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham de Bruin, Voorschoten († 1886)
- Adrianus Schnitker, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Hindriks Hoiting, Hoogkerk
- Agatha Elfering, Sassenheim († 1960)
- Adriana van HEEREN, Dubbeldam († 1960)
- Adriana van Heeren, Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje van der Ploeg, Hijum († 1883)
Died on Tuesday August 21, 1883
- Beertje WINCOOP (63), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje-bartelds Zoer (53), Weerwille C433 Gem.Ruinerwold, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albert Groote Haar (64), Hengevelde
- Beekje Booij (1), Hollandscheveld (Hoogeveen)
- Albert Groote Haar (64), Hengevelde
- Christina (Stijntje) Scheffers (83), Hurwenen
- Anthonie Johannes * Bosschaert (40), Utrecht
- Adrianus de Kort (76), Tilburg
- Beertje van Wijncoop (63), Putten
- Beertje v Wijnkoop (63), Putten/Hoef
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 21, 1883 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on August 21
- 1872 » Aubrey Beardsley, English author and illustrator († 1898)
- 1878 » Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager († 1963)
- 1879 » Claude Grahame-White, English pilot and engineer († 1959)
- 1884 » Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect († 1936)
- 1885 » Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner († 1939)
- 1886 » Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet († 1988)
- 1887 » James Paul Moody, English sailor († 1912)
- 1891 » Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier († 2007)
- 1892 » Charles Vanel, French actor and director († 1989)
- 1894 » Christian Schad, German painter († 1982)
Died on August 21
- 1836 » Claude-Louis Navier, French physicist and engineer (b. 1785)
- 1838 » Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (b. 1781)
- 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
- 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1867 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)
- 1870 » Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
- 1888 » James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
- 1905 » Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
- 1910 » Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Laurence Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1875)
Names that were popular for boys in 1883
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1883
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Neeltje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1883
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
- February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
- July 10 » War of the Pacific: Chileans led by Alejandro Gorostiaga defeat Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Peruvuan army at the Battle of Huamachuco, hastening the end of the war.
- August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
- September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
- November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
Weather August 21, 1883
The temperature on August 21, 1883 was about 26.2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 44%.