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November 20, 1888
Born on Wednesday November 21, 1888
- Alexander Brown 1888 McDonald, Canonsburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States († 1964)
- Adriana Petronella Kraaijvanger, Wehl, Doetinchem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1968)
- Adriana Maria Weterings, Oosterhout († 1943)
- Albertje Hulshof, Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Nederland-Gasselte
- Alphonsus Hubertus Marien, 's Gravenwezel († 1933)
- Adriana Petronella Kraaijvanger, Wehl, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna maria Janssen, Venray, Li.NL († 1980)
- Geijteman, Katwijk aan Zee
- Agatha Dingena van der Vegt, Den Haag († 1970)
- Antje de Haas, Westhem, Friesland, Nederland († 1973)
Died on Wednesday November 21, 1888
- Aaltje van den Pol (66), Rotterdam
- Aafje de Vries (8), Nieuwe Niedorp
- Anne Eliza Hendriks Ferwerda (53), Nieuwer Amstel
- Anne Victoire Serdet (87), Domvallier
- Albertus Dijkers (17), Culemborg, Gelderland, NL
- Ann Etta “Nettie” Todd **** (22)
- Aaltje Van Der Pol (66), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
- van der Leek (0), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Elizabeth Middelberg (69), Holzhausen, Georgsmarienhütte
- Anne Marie Stevens (50), Rukkelingen-Loon
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 21, 1888 at Delpher
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
- 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 November 21
- 1876 » Olav Duun, Norwegian author and educator († 1939)
- 1877 » Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer and educator († 1933)
- 1878 » Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of Justice († 1949)
- 1886 » Harold Nicolson, English author and politician († 1968)
- 1894 » Cecil M. Harden, American politician († 1984)
- 1897 » Mollie Steimer, Russian-American activist († 1980)
- 1898 » René Magritte, Belgian painter († 1967)
- 1899 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha († 1987)
- 1899 » Jobyna Ralston, American actress († 1967)
- 1902 » Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster († 1985)
Died on November 21
- 1861 » Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (b. 1802)
- 1870 » Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)
- 1874 » Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
- 1881 » Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (b. 1794)
- 1899 » Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)
- 1907 » Harry Boyle, Australian cricketer (b. 1847)
- 1907 » Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (b. 1876)
- 1908 » Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832)
- 1909 » Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851)
- 1916 » Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830)
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 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
- March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- 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.
- August 14 » An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
- October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
Weather November 21, 1888
The temperature on November 21, 1888 was about 6.3 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 38 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.