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• Anna Pekovits, Lackenbach, Oostenrijk († 1972)
• Adriaantje de Graaf, Velsen, prov. Noord Holland († 1889)
• Aaltje Schenkel, Hoogezand, Nederland († 1904)
• Anna maria catharina Bouwels (20.3.6), Weert, Limburg, Nederland († 1891)
• Adrianus van Wiggen, Zeist, Nederland († 1958)
• Albert Nuijen, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Nederland († 1959)
• Adriaantje de Graaf, Velsen († 1889)
• Albert van den Hatert, Echteld († 1889)
• Alberdina van der Voort *, Steenwijk
• Andries de Ruiter, Renesse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1957)

• Anna Maria Martens van Uden (76), Zeeland (N.Br.)
• Aldertje Jans Wieringa (80), Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Alberdina Vollenberg (41), Boxmeer
• Antonia van der Vegt (62), Heino, Raalte, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aafje Bakker (22), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hoogendoorn (0), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Gerrits Stoffers (59), Beilen, Drenthe, Netherlands(Smalbroek)
• Ariaantje de Zeeuw (30), Langerak
• Arend Klunder (22), Hoogeveen
• Antonia van der Vegt (62), Heino, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1877 » Pat Leahy, Irish-American jumper († 1927)
• 1879 » Hans Meerwein, German chemist († 1965)
• 1882 » Sigrid Undset, Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate († 1949)
• 1883 » Faisal I of Iraq († 1933)
• 1886 » Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded the Galatasaray Sports Club († 1951)
• 1894 » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar († 1994)
• 1895 » R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B († 1937)
• 1897 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author († 1983)
• 1897 » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower († 1986)
• 1898 » Eduard Ole, Estonian painter († 1995)

• 1864 » John Clare, English poet (b. 1793)
• 1873 » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Hendrikus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Jacoba
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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.
• May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
• May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
• September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
• September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
• October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
• October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

The temperature on May 20, 1888 was about 14.1 °C. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.