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• Albert Tiemensz Bakker, Urk († 1892)
• Anna Maria Hillegonda van Duijne, Scheveningen
• Adriana Celia van Hoogstraten, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1951)
• Anna Clara Reulen, Kerkrade († 1967)
• Angelina Korsten, Roggel, Nederland († 1971)
• Albert Fien, Kampen, Ov, The Netherlands († 1958)
• Anna Catharina ter Metz, Schoten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cecilia van Hoogstraten (106.3.13.2), Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1951)
• Adriana van Hooft, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Luxen, 's Gravenhage († 1949)

• Betje Hendriks Smit (2), Dwingeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Arnoldus den Ouden (16), Breda
• Belia van Maurik (7), Neerijnen
• Aaltjen Brummen, van (65), Deventer Ov. NL
• Anne Wytzes Jongsma (2), Wijnjeterp, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida van Maarseveen (38), Zevenhoven
• Axelina Maria Magdalena Fries (59), Stockholm, Stockholms l�n, Sverige
• Anna Maria Hochstenbach (15), Sittard, Nederland
• Cornelia Claus (48), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Angenietje Spoelstra (2), Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland

• 1879 » Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1960)
• 1880 » Charlie Faust, American baseball player († 1915)
• 1883 » Maria Filotti, Greek-Romanian actress († 1956)
• 1886 » Rube Marquard, American baseball player and manager († 1980)
• 1888 » Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1959)
• 1888 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician († 1938)
• 1890 » Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel († 1944)
• 1892 » Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
• 1893 » Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer († 1945)
• 1897 » M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State († 1987)

• 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
• 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)

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.
• January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
• March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
• May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
• September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
• 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 October 9, 1888 was about 10.1 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%.