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March 8, 1887Born on Wednesday March 9, 1887
- Adrianus Struijk, Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1960)
- Ada Bell, Earsdon, Northumberland, England († 1944)
- Adriana A H Kuijper, Bergen op Zoom,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1969)
- Adrianus KN??ŠPS Czn, Melissant, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
- Amelie Marie Calon, IJzendijke († 1967)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Bras, Schiedam († 1947)
- Alice BUNDY, England († 1953)
- Alida Verhaeghe, Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Andries van TOL, Dubbeldam
- Adriana Alida Helena Kuijper, Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL († 1969)
Died on Wednesday March 9, 1887
- Anna Maria Cornelia van der Burg (0), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anne Freerksz Wind (44), Schoterland =Oudeschoot, fr.nld
- Anna Wilhelmina van Lith (54), Sliedrecht, province of Zuid-Holland
- Anne~Freerks Wind (44), Dolsterhuzen
- Agatha van Velzen (46), Rotterdam
- Adriana Janse van Lier (81), Meeuwen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
- Allegonda Petronella van Amerongen (62), Zuilen
- Adriana Schoormans (0)
- Anna Wilhelmina van Lit(h) (54), Sliedrecht
- anna willemina van LITH (54), sliedrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 9, 1887 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on March 9
- 1863 » Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist († 1950)
- 1887 » Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician († 1976)
- 1890 » Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer and lieutenant († 1915)
- 1890 » Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1986)
- 1891 » José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer, politician and President of the Philippines († 1959)
- 1892 » Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian politician († 1971)
- 1892 » Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener († 1962)
- 1902 » Will Geer, American actor († 1978)
- 1904 » Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies († 2002)
- 1910 » Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer († 1981)
Died on March 9
- 1831 » Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger, German author and playwright (b. 1752)
- 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
- 1851 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
- 1888 » William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
- 1895 » Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1836)
- 1897 » Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1825)
- 1918 » Frank Wedekind, German author and playwright (b. 1864)
- 1925 » Willard Metcalf, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
- 1926 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
- 1937 » Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864)
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 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- 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 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
- November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The weather on Wednesday March 9, 1887
The temperature on March 9, 1887 was about 2.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI