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Born on Sunday October 14, 1883
- Anna Catharina Wessels, Lathen, Emsland († 1886)
- Alma Eskridge († 1884)
- Aalbert Aalbers, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1940)
- Anna Cornelia Rombouts, Zundert († 1973)
- Anna Helena Kösters, Sögel
- Adrianus Josephus Koenen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1910)
- Adriaan de Ridder, Arnemuiden, Zeeland, Nederland († 1908)
- Alexandrina Cecilia Vos, Amsterdam († 1962)
- Albertus Grin, Warmenhuizen († 1884)
- Albertus Letteboer, Vriezenveen († 1965)
Died on Sunday October 14, 1883
- Claude Marie CHERPIN (69), Mardore,69240,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Bientse Ruurds Kort (79), Lippenhuizen, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- "Pauline" Henriette Joséphine Louise de Lemède (64), Mazy, Belgique
- Bjintze Ruurds (Bientze) Kort (79), Lippenhuizen
- Meenderman (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Bernardus Kocquyt (42), Brugge, WVL, B
- Andreas Falize (64), Venlo, Limburg, Nederland
- Bientze Ruurds Kort (79), Lippenhuizen, Nederland
- Catharina Visser (44)
- Clasina Boekhout (65), Bunnik, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 14, 1883 at Delpher
Born on October 14
- 1872 » Reginald Doherty, English tennis player († 1910)
- 1882 » Éamon de Valera, American-Irish rebel and politician, 3rd President of Ireland († 1975)
- 1882 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire († 1959)
- 1888 » Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand novelist, short story writer, and essayist († 1923)
- 1888 » Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance († 1947)
- 1890 » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States († 1969)
- 1892 » Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State († 1961)
- 1893 » Lillian Gish, American actress († 1993)
- 1894 » E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright († 1962)
- 1894 » Victoria Drummond, British marine engineer († 1978)
Died on October 14
- 1831 » Jean-Louis Pons, French astronomer and educator (b. 1761)
- 1911 » John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1833)
- 1923 » Marcellus Emants, Dutch-Swiss author, poet, and playwright (b. 1848)
- 1929 » Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (b. 1844)
- 1930 » Samuel van Houten, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of the Interior (b. 1837)
- 1942 » Noboru Yamaguchi, Japanese mob boss (b. 1902)
- 1943 » Sobibór uprising:
- 1944 » Erwin Rommel, German field marshal (b. 1891)
- 1953 » Émile Sarrade, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1877)
- 1953 » Kyuichi Tokuda, Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1894)
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.
- January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
- May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- 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 October 14, 1883
The temperature on October 14, 1883 was about 15.6 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.