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May 23, 1887Born on Tuesday May 24, 1887
- Anna Elfrida PETERSDOTTER, Brännamåla,,Kronoberg,SWEDEN
- Alcide Emile DELANCHY, Fluquières,02590,Aisne,Picardie,FRANCE († 1951)
- Agatha Cornelia van Gijzelen, Rotterdam
- Anna~Jacobs Mous († 1887)
- († 1969)
- "Marthe" Caroline Joséphine Van de Venne, Zwevegem, Belgique († 1942)
- Abraham DE WOLFF, Bolsward(Friesland)
- Aleida Antonia Coenders, Kilder, Nederland († 1938)
- Abraham Kooreman, Leiden († 1918)
- Adriana Lips, Princenhage, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Tuesday May 24, 1887
- Adrianus Kamp (80), Waspik, Provincie Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Kamp, Waspik
- Andrew P Frye (64)
- Aaltje Oostenbrink (1), Steenwijkerwold
- Aafke Meima, Thesinge
- Adrianus Schouten (49), Leiden
- Albertus Verbrugh (80), Lienden, Buren, Gelderland, The Netherlands
- Anna Petronella van Soest (25), Nijmegen (Gelderland-Nederland)
- Albertje Slaman (51), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Menko (0)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1887 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
Born on May 24
- 1874 » Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine († 1878)
- 1875 » Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter († 1961)
- 1878 » Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American psychologist and engineer († 1972)
- 1879 » H. B. Reese, American candy maker, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups († 1956)
- 1886 » Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor († 1979)
- 1887 » Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient († 1918)
- 1891 » William F. Albright, American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar († 1971)
- 1895 » Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., American publisher, founded Advance Publications († 1979)
- 1899 » Henri Michaux, Belgian-French poet and painter († 1984)
- 1899 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player († 1938)
Died on May 24
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
- 1861 » Elmer E. Ellsworth, American colonel (b. 1837)
- 1872 » Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
- 1879 » William Lloyd Garrison, American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
- 1881 » Samuel Palmer, English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
- 1901 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
- 1915 » John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
- 1919 » Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
- 1929 » Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (b. 1863)
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 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.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- 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 May 24, 1887
The temperature on May 24, 1887 was about 10.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 34 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI