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October 22, 1888 
October 20, 1888
Born on Sunday October 21, 1888
- Adriana Pellekaan, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
- Anna Catharina Carpentier, Santvliet, prov. Antwerpen († 1899)
- Adrianus Lambertus Peek, Vianen, Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Nederland († 1957)
- Akke Dijksma, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1974)
- Anna Helena Klumpen, Dülken, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany († 1977)
- Anibal Azevedo, Bocaiúva do Sul, Paraná, Brasil († 1892)
- Anna Lourente (Lourense), Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana den Boer JUIST, Vlaardingen
- Albertus Nijhuis, Noord Lutte († 1965)
- Anna Maria Gertrudis Verdonschot, Nederweert († 1974)
Died on Sunday October 21, 1888
- Aisso Bosscher (2), Appingedam,, Groningen, Nederland
- Antje Hoogheid (72), Den Burg (Texel, NH)
- Annigje Bartha Finnigje van Krimpen (66), Ameide
- Arie van den Heiligenberg (56), Jutphaas
- Aisso Bosscher (2), Appingedam
- Alberta Neijenhuis (52), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
- Scholte (0), Sappemeer
- Adrianus Adrianuszn van de Riet (84), Etten Leur
- Anton Röring (28), Vreden
- Anthonia Mathilde Caroline Pückler van Schedlau (64), Wroclaw (Breslau), Neder-Silezië, Polen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 21, 1888 at Delpher
Born on October 21
- 1877 » Oswald Avery, Canadian-American physician and microbiologist († 1955)
- 1884 » Claire Waldoff, German singer and actress († 1957)
- 1886 » Eugene Burton Ely, American soldier and pilot († 1911)
- 1887 » Krishna Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar († 1961)
- 1894 » Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic († 1965)
- 1895 » Edna Purviance, American actress († 1958)
- 1895 » Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete († 1983)
- 1896 » Esther Shumiatcher-Hirschbein, Russian-Canadian poet and screenwriter (d.1985)
- 1898 » Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler and actor († 1960)
- 1900 » Andrée Boisson, French Olympic fencer († 1973)
Died on October 21
- 1861 » Edward Dickinson Baker, American congressman and colonel (b. 1811)
- 1872 » Jacques Babinet, French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1794)
- 1873 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (b. 1807)
- 1896 » James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844)
- 1903 » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (b. 1829)
- 1904 » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (b. 1877)
- 1907 » Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (b. 1824)
- 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
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.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
- October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
Weather October 21, 1888
The temperature on October 21, 1888 was about 10.6 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%.