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Born on Wednesday January 4, 1888
- adrianus jacobus vogelzang, den haag († 1888)
- Aleijda Kamp, Hattem, Nederland († 1951)
- Aaltje Homsma, Marrum
- Abraham Petrus Doove, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
- Albertus Johannes van Veen, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1888)
- Aaltje Schurer, Steenwijkerwold († 1969)
- Albertine Murray, Québec
- Aart Brons, Barneveld, Gemeente Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Douwes Homsma, Marrum, Ferwerderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Alice Marie Julie Wilhelmine Bauduin, Maastricht,Gemeente Maastricht,Limburg,Netherlands († 1893)
Died on Wednesday January 4, 1888
- adriana van WINGERDEN (66), zwijndrecht
- Adrianus Hermanus Ouwens (55), Klaten, Ned. Indië
- Aart Schilperoord (60), Oud Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adam Werner Graaf van der Heyden-Cartlow (35), Kartlow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Anna van den Brekel (77), Goirle
- (Stillborn) HEEREMA (0), Winsum Groningen Netherlands
- Anna Simons Dallinga (76), Schildwolde gem. Slochteren
- Adriana Maria van Boxtel (0), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adam Johannes Rutger ter Linden (81), Nijmegen
- Anne Pauline Rutten (57), Sint-Truiden, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
Born on January 4
- 1881 » Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor († 1919)
- 1883 » Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic († 1961)
- 1883 » Max Eastman, American author and poet († 1969)
- 1884 » Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator († 1958)
- 1889 » M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India († 1963)
- 1891 » Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania († 1948)
- 1895 » Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. († 1982)
- 1896 » André Masson, French painter and illustrator († 1987)
- 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
- 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
Died on January 4
- 1874 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
- 1877 » Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
- 1880 » Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
- 1880 » Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)
- 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
- 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
- 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
Names that were popular for boys in 1888
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
- 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 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
- 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.
- 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 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
The weather on Wednesday January 4, 1888
The temperature on January 4, 1888 was about -1.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI