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May 6, 1883Born on Monday May 7, 1883
- Anna Fijgje van Riemsdijk, Sliedrecht († 1883)
- Alois Himpe, Desselgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1948)
- Albert Jans Keegstra, Kommerzijl († 1965)
- Anna Treffers, Oosterhout, Noord-Braband, Nederland († 1948)
- Aaltje van 't Hoff, Zaandam († 1958)
- Anna Catharina Jong de, Harlingen Friesland, Nederland († 1891)
- Albert Berghorst, Heerde (Horsthoek)
- (l.l.) Post, Bedum († 1883)
- Annie Martha Smith, Pickens, South Carolina, United States († 1953)
- Agnes Maria Hubertina Schiffeleers, Sint Pieter
Died on Monday May 7, 1883
- Allegonda van Tilburg (76), Oostelbeers, Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aafje Voerman (59), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aafje Voerman (59), Hoorn
- Anna Maria REYNDERS (81), Kleine-Brogel,3990,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Anna Maria van de Rijt (69), Rosmalen
- Aaltje Pieters (1), Zeijen, Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Aaltje Jansdr. Pieters (1), Zeijen (Assen), Drenthe, Nederland
- Angelus Bouckhuijt (62), Meulebeke (W-VL) België
- Annigje Meuleman (65), Wilsum, Ov. Nederland
- Adriaan Lucas (0), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 7, 1883 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Amsterdammer : dagblad voor Nederland
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on May 7
- 1875 » Bill Hoyt, American pole vaulter († 1951)
- 1880 » Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna awardee († 1972)
- 1881 » George E. Wiley, American cyclist († 1954)
- 1882 » Willem Elsschot, Belgian author and poet († 1960)
- 1885 » George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor († 1969)
- 1889 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel († 1943)
- 1891 » Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist († 1988)
- 1892 » Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer († 1982)
- 1892 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia († 1980)
- 1893 » Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager († 1985)
Died on May 7
- 1868 » Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Alexander Loyd, American carpenter and politician, 4th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
- 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
- 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
- 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
- 1925 » William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
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.
- March 20 » The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
- May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
- August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
- August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
- November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].
Weather May 7, 1883
The temperature on May 7, 1883 was about 20.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 32%.