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Died on Thursday November 17, 1887
- Antje Hoogeboom (72), Oterleek, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Jongh Visscher (0), Ransdorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Lensink (57), Haart (Aalten)
- Adrianus Pietersz van der Eijk (75), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Pieterdr Luken (44), Alkmaar, Nederland
- Adriaan de Fouw (23), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Adrianus van der Eijk (75), Rotterdam
- Albert Sent Benning (42), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Albertus DE VROOME (0), Roogat/De Wijk (NL/DR)
- Anna Maria Christina Hermes (61), Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 17, 1887 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Tilburgsche courant
- 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 November 17
- 1877 » Frank Calder, English-Canadian journalist and businessman († 1943)
- 1878 » Augustus Goessling, American swimmer and water polo player († 1963)
- 1878 » Grace Abbott, American social worker († 1939)
- 1886 » Walter Terence Stace, English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant († 1967)
- 1887 » Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal († 1976)
- 1891 » Lester Allen, American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director († 1949)
- 1895 » Gregorio López, Mexican journalist, author, and poet († 1966)
- 1896 » Lev Vygotsky, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher († 1934)
- 1897 » Frank Fay, American actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1961)
- 1899 » Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American engineer († 1971)
Died on November 17
- 1865 » James McCune Smith, American physician and author (b. 1813)
- 1891 » José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (1876-1877) (b. 1823)
- 1897 » George Hendric Houghton, American pastor and theologian (b. 1820)
- 1902 » Hugh Price Hughes, Welsh theologian and educator (b. 1847)
- 1905 » Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, (b. 1817)
- 1910 » Ralph Johnstone, American pilot (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Auguste Rodin, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
- 1922 » Robert Comtesse, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1847)
- 1923 » Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (b. 1862)
- 1924 » Gregory VII of Constantinople (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.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
- June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
- June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The weather on Thursday November 17, 1887
The temperature on November 17, 1887 was about -1.3 °C. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI