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Born on Thursday January 7, 1886
- Scholten, Alteveer, Zuidwolde († 1886)
- Aaltje de Jong, Almelo, Stad
- adriaantje van KLEEF, puttershoek
- Aaltje Robbe, Bedum,Gemeente Bedum, Groningen, Nederland († 1960)
- Anna Brinkmann, Hopsten, Westfalen, Duitsland († 1965)
- Aaltje Hendrika Hulscher, Erve ... Hengforden († 1966)
- Ada Florence Priscilla QUINNEY, Nelson, New Zealand
- Adriana Pieternella Kemmeren, Capelle, Nederland († 1886)
- Afke Hoogstra, Weststellingwerf, Nederland
- Adriana Elizabeth Havermans, Oud-Vossemeer († 1968)
Died on Thursday January 7, 1886
- Alida Kamermans (0), Dordrecht
- Adryaantje Van HAM (6)
- Aafke Van der Molen (48), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
- Aafje Deken (70), Edam
- Adolphine Isoline Drinhuijzen, Semarang, Midden-Java
- Aaltje DEKEN (70), Edam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Age Fokkes van der Heide (77)
- van Sluis (0), Zoutelande
- Aafje DEKEN (70), Edam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus van der Kruk (53), Naaldwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 7, 1886 at Delpher
Born on January 7
- 1873 » Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures († 1976)
- 1873 » Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist († 1914)
- 1875 » Gustav Flatow, German gymnast († 1945)
- 1876 » William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer († 1906)
- 1877 » William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer († 1928)
- 1889 » Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina († 1982)
- 1891 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist († 1960)
- 1895 » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited († 1974)
- 1899 » Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; d. 1941)
- 1899 » Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer († 1963)
Died on January 7
- 1858 » Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1800)
- 1864 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)
- 1892 » Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (b. 1852)
- 1893 » Josef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Washington University in St. Louis (b. 1843)
- 1920 » Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)
- 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
- 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
- 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
- 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)
Names that were popular for boys in 1886
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1886
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Geertruida
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1886
- 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 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.
- April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
- May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
- June 13 » A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
Weather January 7, 1886
The temperature on January 7, 1886 was about -4.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 72%.