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Born on Sunday February 5, 1888
- Aaldert Munsterman, Havelterberg (Havelte)
- Albert Stoll, Rocky, Smith, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten († 1896)
- Albert Viswat, Noordbroek
- Adrianus van de Langenberg, Schijndel († 1978)
- Aagje Bras, broek in waterland († 1913)
- Anna BULTHUIS, Zuurdijk, Groningen, Nederland († 1976)
- Albert Dijkslag, Heerde (buurtschap Hoorn) († 1934)
- Albert van Beek, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1959)
- Abraham Slabbekoorn, Kapelle († 1968)
- Albertus Planta, Harderwijk
Died on Sunday February 5, 1888
- Adrianus (Adriaan ) SUIJKERBUIJK (91), Rucphen,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Adolf Graaf van Wagensperg (78), Wernberg, Karinthië
- Adriana NOORDHOEK (50), Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Hoek (0), Ouddorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Wolters Vos (76), Onstwedde, Musselkanaal
- Anna Maria Weijers (1), Gemeente Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan Smulders (56), Hilvarenbeek
- Aaltje Wolters VOS (76), Musselkanaal, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland
- Adrianus Suijkerbuijk (90), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje Willems Vos (76), Onstwedde (gem. Stadskanaal)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1888 at Delpher
Born on February 5
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
- 1880 » Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer († 1973)
- 1889 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer († 1962)
- 1889 » Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer († 1962)
- 1889 » Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician († 1950)
- 1891 » Renato Petronio, Italian rower († 1976)
- 1892 » Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player († 1979)
- 1897 » Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO († 1979)
- 1900 » Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 1965)
Died on February 5
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
- 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)
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.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- August 5 » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
- 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.
Weather February 5, 1888
The temperature on February 5, 1888 was about 5.1 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.