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• Alberdina Christina BRAND, Dubbeldam
• Aaltje Blauwiekel, Roderveld (Roden)
• Alida Johanna van der Gaag, Delft († 1896)
• Agatha Elisabeth Johanna Klaver, Maassluis († 1963)
• Alida Johanna van der Gaag, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland († 1896)
• Albert Jan Karrebeld, Heerde († 1889)
• Albert ( Bert ) VanVulpen, Holland Ottawa Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1955)
• Adriana Hendrica Johanna Sophia Wustenhoff, Gent, België († 1955)
• Allegonda van Dongen, Besoijen (Gem. Waalwijk), Noord-Brabant, Nederland Nederland († 1888)
• Adalena Fink, Wolcottsville, NY St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery († 1968)

• Ann Elizabeth Sewall Camp (64), Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
• Antje Antonia HEERE (0), Rotterdam
• Albertje Schans (30), Nieuweroord, Westerbork
• Antonia Heere (0), Rotterdam
• Arentje de Winter (29), Nieuw-Helvoet
• Anna Dymphna Smolders (11), Wechelderzande (België)
• Antonia Bax (15), Meeuwen, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Aagje Blinkhoff (0), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Blinkhoff (0), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Schans (30), Westerbork,Drenthe,Niederlande,Nieuweroord

• 1877 » Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator († 1953)
• 1879 » Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter († 1945)
• 1879 » Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist († 1940)
• 1879 » Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier († 1954)
• 1881 » Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer († 1964)
• 1890 » Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1954)
• 1897 » Memphis Minnie, American singer-songwriter († 1973)
• 1899 » Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1972)
• 1900 » Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic († 1932)
• 1900 » Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic († 1997)

• 1861 » Stephen A. Douglas, American lawyer and politician, 7th Secretary of State of Illinois (b. 1813)
• 1865 » Okada Izō, Japanese samurai (b. 1838)
• 1875 » Georges Bizet, French pianist and composer (b. 1838)
• 1877 » Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian botanist, composer, and publisher (b. 1800)
• 1882 » Christian Wilberg, German painter and illustrator (b. 1839)
• 1894 » Karl Eduard Zachariae von Lingenthal, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1812)
• 1899 » Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1825)
• 1900 » Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (b. 1862)
• 1902 » Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1829)
• 1906 » John Maxwell, American golfer (b. 1871)

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.
• May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
• May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
• May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
• September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
• October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
• October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

The temperature on June 3, 1888 was about 19.8 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.