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Died on Saturday December 15, 1883
- Alexander Ludwig van Hessen Rhein (60), Darmstadt, Duitsland
- Alexander Ludwig Georg Friedrich Emil of HESSE (60), Darmstadt, Neues Palais, Hessen, Germany
- Anna Maria Catharina Beek (0), Venlo, Limburg, Nederland
- Adolfina Soetebier (35), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annichjen Hendriks Diphoorn (83), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Bertje Aalten (51), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
- Arend Jan van Rijssen (10), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adjila LALLOUCHE (34), Constantine, Algérie
- Annigje Hendriks Diphoorn (83), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Antje Peeman (2), Oud Beijerland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 15, 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 December 15
- 1875 » Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist († 1899)
- 1878 » Hans Carossa, German author and poet († 1956)
- 1885 » Leonid Pitamic, Slovenian lawyer, philosopher, and academic († 1971)
- 1886 » Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz, Polish politician and resistance fighter († 1968)
- 1888 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist and playwright († 1959)
- 1890 » Harry Babcock, American pole vaulter († 1965)
- 1891 » A.P. Carter, American country singer-songwriter and musician († 1960)
- 1892 » J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil († 1976)
- 1894 » Josef Imbach, Swiss sprinter († 1964)
- 1894 » Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer († 1988)
Died on December 15
- 1812 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (b. 1745)
- 1819 » Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
- 1855 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and academic (b. 1803)
- 1878 » Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811)
- 1890 » Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (b. 1831)
- 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
- 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
- 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
- 1947 » Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (b. 1874)
- 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
Names that were popular for boys in 1883
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1883
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Elizabeth
- Marie
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.
- March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
- August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
- August 26 » The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
- August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
- October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
The weather on Saturday December 15, 1883
The temperature on December 15, 1883 was about 4.8 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI