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March 30, 1888Born on Saturday March 31, 1888
- Alberta Joanna Maria van der Burgt, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
- Anna Ooms, Streefkerk († 1955)
- Weggen, Ellertsveld (Zweeloo)
- Alida Verkooijen, Graft,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaantje de Witte, St.Maartensdijk
- Adrianus Johannes Frishert, Breda
- Adrianus Christianen, Ginneken en Bavel, Nederland († 1978)
- Abeltje Brons, Wagenborgen (gem. Termunten) († 1940)
- Adrianus Christianen, Ginneken en Bavel († 1978)
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Died on Saturday March 31, 1888
- Alida Adriana Verkooijen (35), Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Angela Engelina Brouwer (85), Steenwijksmoer, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
- adriana Merkx (26)
- Antje van Keimpema (36), Rauwerd
- Albert Noorman (75), Brummen, Nederland
- Angela (Hermannus Harm Plas) Brouwer (85), Steenwijksmoer Dr. NL
- Antje Jans van Keimpema (36), Rauwerd, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
- Annigje Boom (33), Bergambacht, Nederland
- Weggen (0), Ellertsveld, gem. Zweeloo
- aafje knol (36), warder
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 31, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- 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
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on March 31
- 1876 » Borisav Stanković, Serbian author († 1927)
- 1878 » Jack Johnson, American boxer († 1946)
- 1884 » Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic († 1946)
- 1885 » Pascin, Sephardi Jewish Bulgarian-American painter and illustrator († 1930)
- 1890 » Ben Adams, American jumper († 1961)
- 1890 » William Lawrence Bragg, Australian-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1971)
- 1891 » Victor Varconi, Hungarian-American actor and director († 1976)
- 1893 » Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor and manager († 1954)
- 1893 » Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, German physician and historian († 1982)
- 1895 » Vardis Fisher, American author and academic († 1968)
Died on March 31
- 1855 » Charlotte Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1816)
- 1877 » Antoine Augustin Cournot, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1801)
- 1880 » Henryk Wieniawski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1835)
- 1885 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (b. 1819)
- 1907 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1823)
- 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)
- 1913 » J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (b. 1837)
- 1915 » Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
- 1917 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1924 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
- December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
Weather March 31, 1888
The temperature on March 31, 1888 was about 7.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.