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• Anna Caroline Hoesen, Maastricht († 1976)
• Alexander Sijes, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Hofkens Maria Theresia, Merksplas, Antwerpen, België († 1960)
• Alida Smit, Bussum († 1964)
• Albert Hofenk, Voorst
• Adriaan van der Maas, Oosterland, Nederland
• Albertine Elisabeth Post, Huizen (Hoogeveen)
• Adrianus Hubertus Beemer, Werkhoven, Nederland
• Adriana Moerman, Yerseke, Reimerswaal, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1949)
• Agnes Maria Catharina Blomesath, Aalten, Overijssel, Nederland († 1890)

• Antje Koomen (33), Beverwijk
• Boewo Jurjens Lubbers (100), Meeden, Nederland
• Annes Reinier Brummel (11)
• Aaltje Mooibroek (3), Beneden Veensloot gem. Meeden
• Bart Groot de (75), Nijkerk
• Christina Schuering (68), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonie Goud (37), Delft
• Adrianus Raaijmakers (25), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Nix (69), Kriffel, Höchst, Hesse-Nassau (D)
• Christiaan Pik (58), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1881 » Leo Carrillo, American actor († 1961)
• 1883 » Scott Nearing, American economist and educator († 1983)
• 1886 » Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic († 1971)
• 1887 » Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver († 1957)
• 1889 » George Kenney, Canadian-American general († 1977)
• 1889 » John Middleton Murry, English poet and author († 1957)
• 1890 » Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland († 1956)
• 1891 » William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia († 1970)
• 1892 » Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer († 1962)
• 1893 » Wright Patman, American lieutenant and politician († 1976)

• 1850 » Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)
• 1866 » John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)
• 1881 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
• 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
• 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)

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 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
• June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
• August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
• October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
• October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.

The temperature on August 6, 1888 was about 14.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.