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July 22, 1887Born on Saturday July 23, 1887
- Anna Maria Prenen, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje van de Beld, Zwolle († 1902)
- Albertje van den Hof, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adrianus Miltenburg, Utrecht
- Albertje van den Hof
- Amélie Julie Grumetz, Boulogne Sur Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Aaltje van Koetsveld, Zeist, Nederland († 1889)
- Anna Catharine Dorina Ronnen, Maastricht († 1887)
- Anna Maria Elisabeth Voorderhaak, Heemstede, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Eertink, Lochem († 1963)
Died on Saturday July 23, 1887
- Agnes ten Hulscher (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Antje Witte (18), Spang, Texel
- Aloijsius Josephus Bertens (0), Tilburg
- Akke Annes Molenaar (0), Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Catharina Cramer von Clausbruch (89), Den Helder
- Berber Durks Westerlaan (23), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Maria DICKENS (30), Ravels, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Braan (0), Edam volendam (Nederland)
- Berber Dirks Westerlaan (23)
- Charlotte Mapson Matthews (61), Hastings, Sussex, England
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 23, 1887 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De standaard
Born on July 23
- 1882 » Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1948)
- 1883 » Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London († 1963)
- 1884 » Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor († 1950)
- 1885 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume († 1935)
- 1885 » Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist († 1955)
- 1886 » Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat († 1978)
- 1886 » Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer († 1976)
- 1888 » Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter († 1959)
- 1891 » Louis T. Wright, American surgeon and civil rights activist († 1952)
- 1892 » Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor († 1975)
Died on July 23
- 1853 » Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
- 1875 » Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
- 1878 » Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
- 1885 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1904 » John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (b. 1828)
- 1909 » Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
- 1916 » William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1919 » Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
- 1920 » Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
- 1924 » Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1887
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1887
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Antje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1887
- 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.
- January 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- October 1 » Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
Weather July 23, 1887
The temperature on July 23, 1887 was about 21.1 °C. The air pressure was 23 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 46%.