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Born on Sunday November 20, 1887
- Aaltje Koning, Middelbert (Groningen), Groningen, Nederland († 1953)
- Abraham de Leeuw, Steenwijk,Gemeente Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1942)
- Adriana van den Hout, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Reimert, Raalte († 1887)
- Aleida ten Vlieghuis, Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1976)
- Agnes Maria van der Bom, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL († 1939)
- Afke Ykes Bouma, Hemelum, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland
- Alice Dubus, Roubaix,,Dâ©partement du Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,Frankrijk
- Adriana Smulders, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1887)
- Abraham Hartog Mauw, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Sunday November 20, 1887
- Reimert (0), Raalte
- Adriaan VAN DER SLUIJS (83), Drimmelen, Noord Brabant, Netherland
- Aaltje Boer (65), Hollandscheveld, Drente, Nederland
- Anna Maria Jansen (57), Maasdriel
- Antonius Franciscus van Ghert (66), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje (Hendriks) Boer (65), Hollandscheveld,Gemeente Hoogeveen,Drenthe,Nederland
- Antonetta WILLEMS (39), Schaffen (B)
- * Pieter den Hertog (72), Rotterdam
- Aaltje Hendriks Boer (65), Hoogeveen Drenthe, Netherlands
- Aaltje Hindriks Boer (65), Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 20, 1887 at Delpher
Born on November 20
- 1884 » Norman Thomas, American minister and politician († 1968)
- 1885 » George Holley, English footballer († 1942)
- 1885 » Kaarlo Vasama, Finnish gymnast († 1926)
- 1886 » Alexandre Stavisky, French financier and embezzler († 1934)
- 1886 » Karl von Frisch, Austrian-German ethologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1982)
- 1886 » Robert Hunter, American golfer († 1971)
- 1887 » Jean Ducret, French footballer
- 1888 » Dennis Fenton, American sports shooter († 1954)
- 1889 » Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and cosmologist († 1953)
- 1890 » Robert Armstrong, American actor († 1973)
Died on November 20
- 1866 » Otto Karl Berg, German botanist and pharmacist (b. 1815)
- 1880 » Léon Cogniet, French painter (b. 1794)
- 1882 » Henry Draper, American doctor and astronomer (b. 1837)
- 1886 » William Bliss Baker, American painter (b. 1859)
- 1894 » Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1829)
- 1898 » Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer (b. 1817)
- 1903 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, French race car driver (b. 1867)
- 1903 » Tom Horn, American scout, cowboy, soldier
- 1908 » Albert Dietrich, German composer and conductor (b. 1829)
- 1908 » Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1868)
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.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- 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.
- June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
- July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
- November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
The weather on Sunday November 20, 1887
The temperature on November 20, 1887 was about 2.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI