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Died on Thursday January 12, 1888
- Adriana Jacoba Bussingh (69), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aldert Pieter Robijn (58), Burgum
- Adriana van Gent (0), Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Albert van Ogtrop (73), Kampen
- Adrianus van der Pluijm (60)
- Alida Beek, van der, Maastricht
- Aaltje de Kock (0), Herwijnen (GL)
- Adrianus de Bruijn (59), Zundert, Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Abraham Leonardus Balet (76), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, NL
- - Levenloze Zoon - Eilander (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on January 12
- 1882 » Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter († 1930)
- 1884 » Texas Guinan, American entertainer and bootlegger († 1933)
- 1889 » Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader († 1965)
- 1890 » Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician († 1946)
- 1892 » Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Russian Aircraft Corporation († 1976)
- 1893 » Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian-German architect and politician, Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories († 1946)
- 1893 » Hermann Göring, German commander, pilot, and politician, Minister President of Prussia († 1946)
- 1894 » Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor († 1975)
- 1895 » Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic († 1959)
- 1896 » David Wechsler, Romanian-American psychologist and author († 1981)
Died on January 12
- 1856 » Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (b. 1815)
- 1861 » Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (b. 1791)
- 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
- 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
- 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
- 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
- 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
- 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
Names that were popular for boys in 1888
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Joseph
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1888
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Aaltje
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.
- March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
The weather on Thursday January 12, 1888
The temperature on January 12, 1888 was about 3.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI