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• Alvin Oscar (Twin to Anna Mathia) Brager, Black Earth, Dane, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1958)
• Andries Pieters Wijbenga, Dantumadeel
• Alida Anthonia Houniet, Naaldwijk († 1960)
• Anna den Boer, Pernis
• Alphonse Wilhelmus Hubertus Houbiers, Mheer,, Limburg, Nederland († 1969)
• Allita S (or Allette) Lanning, Ericson, Renville, Minnesota († 1895)
• Adriaan POORTVLIET, Kloetinge († 1978)
• Adriana Mulder, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Anna La Crois, Groningen, GRO, Nederland
• ?? Morel, Rotterdam († 1888)

• Alida Berg (0), Jaarsveld
• Blondina Reybroeck (22), Merelbeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Amanda Melvina** FISK (56), Rockville, Washington, Utah, États-Unis
• Antonij van VELDHUIJZEN (62), Zeist
• Cathalina Marina Boomsluiter (2), Stavenisse
• Adriaan de JONG (44), Rucphen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
• Aafien Hermina Reneman (16), Groningen
• Alida 1 van den Berg (0), Jaarsveld
• Antonij Folst (49), Schiedam
• Anthonij van Veldhuijzen (62), Zeist, Utrecht, NL

• 1874 » Gustav Holst, English composer and educator († 1934)
• 1878 » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager († 1951)
• 1882 » Geevarghese Ivanios, Indian metropolitan († 1953)
• 1884 » Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician and theorist († 1944)
• 1890 » Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1965)
• 1890 » Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot († 1916)
• 1894 » Anton Piëch, Austrian lawyer and businessman († 1952)
• 1898 » Frances Mary Albrier, American civil rights activist († 1987)
• 1899 » Frederick Coutts, Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army († 1986)
• 1902 » Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic († 1963)

• 1860 » Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (b. 1788)
• 1874 » Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (b. 1798)
• 1880 » Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (b. 1809)
• 1887 » Wazid Ali Shah, last Nawab of Awadh (b. 1822)
• 1904 » Chief Joseph, American tribal leader (b. 1840)
• 1905 » Nikolay Benardos, Ukrainian inventor (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Samuel Arnold, American conspirator (b. 1838)
• 1926 » Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (b. 1857)
• 1933 » Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (b. 1896)
• 1937 » Osgood Perkins, American actor (b. 1892)

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 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.
• June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
• August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
• October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
• October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

The temperature on September 21, 1888 was about 12.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.