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Born on Saturday October 6, 1888
- Adrianus Ludovicus Slockers, Baarle-Nassau
- Aartje Johanna Sluijter, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Justina van Heyst, Uitgeest
- Adriaan Korteland, Oud Alblas
- Klazina Francina Groen, 's-Gravenhage († 1966)
- Albert Conrad BLIESNER, Queensland, Australia († 1970)
- Akke Gatzes VAN DER WEIDE, Tytsjerk Friesland Netherlands († 1927)
- Abraham Adrianus Langereis, Nieuwer-Amstel († 1942)
- Adrianus van den Kieboom, Raamsdonk
- Paulina Ouwendijk, 's-Gravenzande († 1890)
Died on Saturday October 6, 1888
- Albert Nieuwenhuis (0), Beerzerveld
- Andries van Iterson (54), Hellevoetsluis
- Albert Bosch (81), Heerde, Nederland
- Albertus Hendrikus Rooseboom (68), Kloosterveen (Smilde), Drente, The Netherlands
- Albertus Martinus Bakker (0), Gouda
- Alida Maria Catharina Ketelaar (28), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albertus Hendrikus Rooseboom (68), Kloosterveen (gem. Smilde)
- Abraham de Graaf (26), Batavia
- Albert (Aalbert) Bosch (81), Heerde
- Andries van Iterson (54), Hellevoetsluis (Zuid-Holland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 6, 1888 at Delpher
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- 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
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on October 6
- 1876 » Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice († 1941)
- 1882 » Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer († 1937)
- 1886 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor († 1960)
- 1887 » Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy († 1965)
- 1888 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot († 1918)
- 1891 » Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator († 1946)
- 1893 » Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic († 1956)
- 1895 » Caroline Gordon, American author and critic († 1981)
- 1896 » David Howard, American film director († 1941)
- 1897 » Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic († 1991)
Died on October 6
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
- 1836 » Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (b. 1770)
- 1873 » Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (b. 1797)
- 1883 » Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
- 1891 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)
- 1892 » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
- 1912 » Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1829)
- 1923 » Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1853)
- 1942 » Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (b. 1884)
- 1945 » Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (b. 1900)
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.
- March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
- 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 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 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
Weather October 6, 1888
The temperature on October 6, 1888 was about 7.6 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.