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January 1883Born on Monday January 1, 1883
- Adriaan Hendrik Macphail, Kralingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana de Stigter, Leerdam, Utrecht, Nederland († 1961)
- Adriaan Cornelis Stoutjesdijk, Sint Maartensdijk († 1889)
- Aaltje Meerding, IJsselstein, Nederland
- Albert van Leeuwen, Nieuwkoop
- Aaltje Lintvelt, Zutphen († 1888)
- Aaltje Gerritsen, Opheusden († 1920)
- Adriana Meulmeester, Arnemuiden
- Alida de Vrieze, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland († 1959)
- Adriaan Hendrik Mackhail, Kralingen, South Holland, Netherlands
Died on Monday January 1, 1883
- Aaron M Stauffer (51), , Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria 't Hart (0), Pernis
- Aaltijn Beugeling (68), Eemster (Dwingeloo), Drenthe, Nederland
- Anthonie de Vrieze (38)
- Antoinette van Plettenberg (88), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn,Gelderland,Netherlands
- Aleida Gesina List (57), Deldeneresch, Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Clasina Schmalux (60), unbekannt
- André HOFFMANN (85), Etting,57410,Moselle,LORRAINE,FRANCE
- Antje Brinksma (1), Jubbega-Schurega
- Adriaan VAN GINNEKEN (67), Oudenbosch,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 1, 1883 at Delpher
Born on January 1
- 1877 » Alexander von Staël-Holstein, German sinologist and orientalist († 1937)
- 1878 » Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician, statistician, and engineer († 1929)
- 1879 » E. M. Forster, English author and playwright († 1970)
- 1879 » William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres († 1952)
- 1883 » William J. Donovan, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1959)
- 1884 » Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese lieutenant, engineer, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company († 1949)
- 1887 » Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral († 1945)
- 1888 » Georgios Stanotas, Greek general († 1965)
- 1888 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand rifle († 1974)
- 1889 » Charles Bickford, American actor († 1967)
Died on January 1
- 1846 » John Torrington, English sailor and explorer (b. 1825)
- 1853 » Gregory Blaxland, Australian farmer and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1862 » Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
- 1881 » Louis Auguste Blanqui, French activist (b. 1805)
- 1892 » Roswell B. Mason, American lawyer and politician, 25th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1894 » Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic (b. 1857)
- 1896 » Alfred Ely Beach, American publisher and lawyer, created the Beach Pneumatic Transit (b. 1826)
- 1906 » Hugh Nelson, Scottish-Australian farmer and politician, 11th Premier of Queensland (b. 1833)
- 1918 » William Wilfred Campbell, Canadian poet and author (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, German lawyer and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1856)
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.
- May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
- May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
- 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.
- October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
Weather January 1, 1883
The temperature on January 1, 1883 was about 10.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.