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August 1886Died on Sunday August 1, 1886
- Anna Schaap (49), Rotterdam
- Abraham PAASSE (55), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Alexandrina Eijckelhof (67), Zutphen
- Aleida Voortman (0), Rijssen
- Anke Laudijk (58), Beerta, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltien Piers Hollander (81), Zeijerveen
- Abraham Paasse (55), Vlissingen
- Amandus MICHIELS (63), Sint Kruis,8310,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE
- Anna Eekhof (29), Winschoten
- ANNA SCHAAP (49), ROTTERDAM
Born on August 1
- 1877 » George Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English wrestler and strongman († 1968)
- 1878 » Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Greek physician and politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1961)
- 1881 » Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician and academic († 1940)
- 1885 » George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1966)
- 1889 » Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic († 1979)
- 1891 » Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation († 1968)
- 1893 » Alexander of Greece († 1920)
- 1894 » Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist († 1927)
- 1898 » Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director († 1980)
- 1899 » Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman († 1980)
Died on August 1
- 1851 » William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (b. 1775)
- 1863 » Jind Kaur Majarani (Regent) of the Sikh Empire (b. 1817)
- 1866 » John Ross, American tribal chief (b. 1790)
- 1869 » Peter Julian Eymard, French Priest and Founder Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (b. 1811)
- 1869 » Richard Dry, Australian politician, 7th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
- 1903 » Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853)
- 1911 » Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)
- 1911 » Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)
- 1918 » John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854)
- 1920 » Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)
Names that were popular for boys in 1886
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1886
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Elizabeth
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.
- May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
- July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- July 4 » The Canadian Pacific Railway's first scheduled train from Montreal arrives in Port Moody on the Pacific coast, after six days of travel.
- August 31 » The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake affects southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
- November 27 » German judge Emil Hartwich sustains fatal injuries in a duel, which would become the background for Theodor Fontane's Effi Briest.
The weather on Sunday August 1, 1886
The temperature on August 1, 1886 was about 16.3 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI