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Born on Tuesday October 2, 1883
- Adrianus Petrus van Uden, Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1925)
- Aafke Dirks Van Wier, Arum, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1951)
- Adriaan van Luijk, St. Annaland († 1888)
- Anna Maria van Zutphen, Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland († 1947)
- Angie Armstrong Shouse, Woodford County, KY, United States († 1941)
- Alexander Linard, Kent Town, Norwood, South Australia, Australia († 1959)
- Adrianus Vlasveld, Zoeterwoude, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1966)
- Alida Oudhuis, Hensbroek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Pit, Leggeloërveld (Dwingeloo) 54
- Aaltje Pit, Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 1890)
Died on Tuesday October 2, 1883
- Albert Uitslag (81), Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alphonsus Joannes Beinaerts (0), Ekeren
- Antonius van der Burgt (64), Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus van der Wees (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Antonie van der Burgt (64), Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje van den Brink (50), Utrecht
- Anna Mechtildis VANLOFFELT (75), Diepenbeek,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Anna Maria ZEGERS (68), Martenslinde,3742,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Aart van den Brink (74), de Bilt
- Albert Uitslag (81), Oldebroek, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 2, 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 October 2
- 1871 » Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate († 1955)
- 1873 » Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager († 1963)
- 1873 » Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician († 1924)
- 1875 » Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, American suffragist († 1935)
- 1879 » Wallace Stevens, American poet and educator († 1955)
- 1882 » Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel († 1945)
- 1883 » Karl von Terzaghi, Czech-American geologist and engineer († 1963)
- 1883 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler († 1950)
- 1890 » Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor († 1977)
- 1893 » Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor († 1962)
Died on October 2
- 1850 » Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)
- 1853 » François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
- 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
- 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
- 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
- 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
- 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
- 1955 » Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
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 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
- March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- May 20 » Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- November 9 » The 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles, (later the Royal Winnipeg Rifles) of the Canadian Armed Forces is founded.
Weather October 2, 1883
The temperature on October 2, 1883 was about 12.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.