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December 15, 1888
Died on Sunday December 16, 1888
- Adriana Lenders (60), Meijel
- Alida van Dijk (63), Harmelen
- Anthonetta Pieternella Bienefeld (57), Haamstede, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Anthonius Mattheus Johannes de Groot (0), Leiden
- Anna Angela Specken (0), Vlagtwedde
- Anna Richardina Woertman (75), amsterdam
- Agnes Hubertina Kempkens (8), Montfort, Limburg, Nederland
- Alida van der Meer (42), Sloten, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Anthonetta Pieternella Bielefelt (57), Haamstede, Zeeland, Nederland
- Abraham Taal (73), Serooskerke, Zeeland, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 16, 1888 at Delpher
Born on December 16
- 1882 » Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist († 1963)
- 1882 » Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer († 1974)
- 1882 » Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist († 1967)
- 1883 » Károly Kós, Hungarian-Romanian architect, ethnologist, and politician († 1977)
- 1883 » Max Linder, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1925)
- 1884 » John Gunn, Australian politician, 29th Premier of South Australia († 1959)
- 1884 » Seibo Kitamura, Japanese sculptor († 1987)
- 1888 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia († 1934)
- 1888 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general († 1967)
- 1889 » Kim Chwa-chin, South Korean guerrilla leader († 1930)
Died on December 16
- 1859 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist and author (b. 1786)
- 1892 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
- 1897 » Alphonse Daudet, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1898 » Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
- 1908 » American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (b. 1840)
- 1917 » Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
- 1921 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
- 1922 » Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
- 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
- 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)
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 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
- April 3 » The first of eleven unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
- August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
- August 31 » Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
- October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
The weather on Sunday December 16, 1888
The temperature on December 16, 1888 was about 3.9 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI