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Born on Tuesday October 4, 1887
- Alice Mildred Morton Hoffmann
- Aaltje Smid, Workum, Workum (Frl) († 1963)
- Adriana Brokking, Zwijndrecht († 1963)
- Aartje Cornelia Looijen, Asperen (West Betuwe), Gelderland, Nederland
- Aloïs Augustijn Debruyne, Blankenberge, België
- Albert Hope WRIGHT, Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia († 1895)
- Aaltje VREELING, Peperga
- Aaltje Geerekink, Weesperkarspel
- Aartje Cornelia Looijen, Asperen (West Betuwe) (GL) († 1985)
- Aleida Maria Sonnenberg, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1965)
Died on Tuesday October 4, 1887
- Albertus (Bart) Sprang (56), Schalkwijk
- Anke Bakker (30), Idskenhuizen
- Abel Bergsma (59), Zuidbarge
- Arie Storm (93), Monster
- Arie Storm van Leeuwen (93), Monster
- Alida Schelvis (33), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Theodorus Van der Voort (0), Rijswijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bartha Oostendorp (44), Amsterdam
- charlotte constance URBAIN (51), Wasmes (Belgium) Hainaut
- Alida Schelvis (33), Noordwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 1887 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on October 4
- 1880 » Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. († 1946)
- 1881 » Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal († 1948)
- 1884 » Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author († 1941)
- 1888 » Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief († 1961)
- 1888 » Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater († 1954)
- 1890 » Alan L. Hart, American physician and author († 1962)
- 1890 » Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist († 1945)
- 1892 » Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria († 1934)
- 1892 » Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author († 1934)
- 1892 » Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator († 1957)
Died on October 4
- 1852 » James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (b. 1795)
- 1859 » Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)
- 1864 » Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802)
- 1867 » Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1871 » Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (b. 1801)
- 1890 » Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
- 1903 » Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1880)
- 1904 » Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (b. 1847)
- 1904 » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)
- 1910 » Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1887
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1887
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Elizabeth
- Christina
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.
- April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
- November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.
The weather on Tuesday October 4, 1887
The temperature on October 4, 1887 was about 13.6 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI