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• Alfred Talkio, Tervahartiala, Karelië, Finland († 1968)
• Adrianus de Bruin, Maarsseveen, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aaltje Bakker, Zuidhorn († 1970)
• Adrianus Lambregts, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1977)
• Jacoba Margaretha Helsloot, IJsselstein
• Adrianus Lambregts, Zevenbergen (noord-brabant) († 1977)
• Alida Admiraal, Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1892)
• Agatha Catharina van der Hut, Wateringen*, Nederland († 1968)
• Adrianus Bruijn de, Maarssenveen
• Adriana Letter, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland († 1981)

• Antje Duijn (1), Limmen, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• * Jan Christiaan Roor (70), Maartensdijk
• Anna Sherrick (64), Letts, Louisa, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Anna (Antje) Boer (71), Kralingen
• Augustin Segers (75), Temse
• Adriaan van Beurden (59), Tilburg
• Arnoldus Hubertus Semmeling (0), Sint Pieter, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Arnoldus Warmerdam (13), Lisse
• Adriana Arents (30), Leerdam
• Adriana van Lier (79), Rotterdam

• 1881 » Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper († 1918)
• 1884 » Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright († 1951)
• 1886 » Gustave Mesny, French general († 1945)
• 1890 » Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and bandleader († 1967)
• 1892 » Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1968)
• 1892 » Tom Maguire, Irish general († 1993)
• 1893 » Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman († 1971)
• 1894 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain († 1941)
• 1895 » Ángela Ruiz Robles, Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book († 1975)
• 1895 » Christian Herter, American politician, 53rd United States Secretary of State († 1966)

• 1865 » Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1786)
• 1866 » Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1868 » James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1797)
• 1870 » George Henry Thomas, American general (b. 1816)
• 1874 » Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish-German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1795)
• 1881 » Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1839)
• 1893 » Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (b. 1824)
• 1900 » Piet Joubert, South African soldier and politician (b. 1831 or 1834)
• 1910 » Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (b. 1838)
• 1917 » Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (b. 1847)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Jacoba
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
• March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
• June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
• September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
• September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
• September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.

The temperature on March 28, 1888 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 41 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.