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Born on Thursday August 30, 1888
- Anna Maria van de Meerakker, Aalst
- Aaltje Jonk, Farmsum, Groningen, Nederland († 1966)
- Andries Johannes VAN STADEN
- Amalia Louisa Petronella du Tour, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
- Agnes Vestjens, Meijel, Limburg, Nederland († 1918)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Maria van Woerkom, Druten
- Anna Pel, Stroobos, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
- Amalia Louise Petronella du TOUR, The Hague (Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands) († 1983)
- Adeline Frances Fortaine, Saginaw Michigan († 1968)
- "Izabela" Róza Maria Antonina Radziwill, Balice, Pologne († 1968)
Died on Thursday August 30, 1888
- Adriaantje Z(S)onneveld(t) (82), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands
- Annigje Toren (29), De Krim, Nederland
- Arijaantje Sonneveld (82), Naaldwijk, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria van den Heuvel (0), Erp
- Adriaantje Sonneveld (82), Naaldwijk, Nederland
- Augusta Charlotta Victoria PELTZER (0), Roermond
- adriaantje SONNEVELD (82), naaldwijk
- Adriaantje Cornelisdr Sonneveld (82), Naaldwijk
- Adrianus Norbertus ten Harkel (58), Gorinchem
- Arend van Spijker (65), Zwolle, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 30, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on August 30
- 1883 » Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist († 1931)
- 1884 » Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1885 » Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1957)
- 1890 » Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot († 1918)
- 1893 » Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana († 1935)
- 1896 » Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright († 1983)
- 1898 » Shirley Booth, American actress and singer († 1992)
- 1901 » John Gunther, American journalist and author († 1970)
- 1901 » Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist († 1981)
- 1903 » Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author († 1981)
Died on August 30
- 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
- 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
- 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
- 1896 » Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1824)
- 1906 » Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect and educator, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (b. 1847)
- 1907 » Richard Mansfield, American actor and manager (b. 1857)
- 1908 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general (b. 1821)
- 1928 » Wilhelm Wien, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
- 1935 » Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
- 1935 » Namık İsmail, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)
Names that were popular for boys in 1888
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1888
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1888
- 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 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
- September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
Weather August 30, 1888
The temperature on August 30, 1888 was about 15.2 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%.