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• Adrianus Jacobus Luijks, Goes
• Adrianus Peijs, Etten-Leur († 1957)
• Aalbert Blankenstein, Maartensdijk (De Bilt)
• Aalbert Blankenstein, Maartensdijk
• Adriana Magdalena van Winden, Hof van Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1952)
• Abel Wilko ten Have, Korengarst gem. Noordbroek 12
• Feltman
• Angela CRAVOTTA, VILLAROSA, Enna, Sicilia, Italia
• Aaltje Pietersd Slump, Lemsterland =Lemmer, fr.nld
• Alfred Charles Albert BUTTERFIELD, Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire († 1892)

• Albertje Jochems Voerman (86), Genemuiden, Nederland
• Abraham Vat (69), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexandre Poirier (47), Havre-aux-Maisons, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada
• Aartje Hendrika Kok (81), Ravenswaaij (GL)
• Anthonius Peek (0), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje van Kalkeren (51), Lienden
• Anna Maria Enste (65), Alkmaar
• adriana van der Pluijm (82), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltjen Borkent (17), Geesteren (Borculo), Gld, The Netherlands
• Allegonda BASTIAANS (0), Nuenen

• 1878 » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist († 1935)
• 1883 » Guy C. Wiggins, American painter († 1962)
• 1883 » Karl Jaspers, German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher († 1969)
• 1889 » Cyril Delevanti, English-American actor († 1975)
• 1889 » John Gilbert Winant, American captain, pilot, and politician, 60th Governor of New Hampshire († 1947)
• 1889 » Musidora, French actress and director († 1957)
• 1889 » Victor Fleming, American director, cinematographer, and producer († 1949)
• 1892 » Agnes Smedley, American journalist and writer († 1950)
• 1892 » Kathleen Harrison, English actress († 1995)
• 1894 » Harold Horder, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1978)

• 1848 » John Quincy Adams, American politician, 6th President of the United States (b. 1767)
• 1855 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. 1777)
• 1859 » Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1812)
• 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
• 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
• 1908 » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
• 1918 » Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
• 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)

• 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.
• 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.
• September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
• September 8 » In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
• September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
• October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

The temperature on February 23, 1888 was about -7.9 °C. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.