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June 22, 1888Born on Saturday June 23, 1888
- Abel HOMAN, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriana Hendrina Dekker, Apeldoorn († 1940)
- Abram Boerkoel, Haarlem
- Alford Alvin YARDLEY
- Alix Barbara Maria Tuytten, Merckem
- Abraham Marinus Ghijsels, Cadzand
- Adrianus Cornelis Heijstek, Fijnaart († 1925)
- Achterberg, Zeist Utr. Nederland († 1888)
- Adriana Maria Mol, Duivendijke († 1971)
- Adriana Hendrika Dekker, Apeldoorn († 1940)
Died on Saturday June 23, 1888
- Adriana KASTELIJN (0), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ale van der Wal (64), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Theodorus Josphus Matthijssen, Doornenburg (Bemmel) 3 mnd oud
- Anna Maria Catharine Christine Lohoff (69), Montegut, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States
- Andrine Affolter (9), Grave
- Anna Louise van Loon (65), Arnhem
- Anne Harriotte Lloyd (62), Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
- Antje Sjoukes Nauta (73), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Aartje Draaijer (43), Brummen
- Theodorus Josephus Matthijssen, Doornenburg (Bemmel) 3 mnd oud
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 23, 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
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- 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
Born on June 23
- 1877 » Norman Pritchard, Indian-English hurdler and actor († 1929)
- 1879 » Huda Sha'arawi, Egyptian feminist and journalist († 1947)
- 1884 » Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player and politician († 1979)
- 1888 » Bronson M. Cutting, American publisher and politician († 1935)
- 1889 » Anna Akhmatova, Ukrainian-Russian poet and author († 1966)
- 1889 » Verena Holmes, English engineer († 1964)
- 1894 » Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist († 1956)
- 1894 » Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom († 1972)
- 1894 » Harold Barrowclough, New Zealand military leader, lawyer and Chief Justice († 1972)
- 1899 » Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French race car driver and sports car manufacturer († 1979)
Died on June 23
- 1832 » Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, Scottish geologist and geophysicist (b. 1761)
- 1836 » James Mill, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1773)
- 1848 » Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Electress of Bavaria (b. 1776)
- 1856 » Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (b. 1806)
- 1881 » Matthias Jakob Schleiden, German botanist and academic (b. 1804)
- 1891 » Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (b. 1825)
- 1891 » Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic (b. 1804)
- 1893 » Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (b. 1817)
- 1893 » William Fox, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1812)
- 1914 » Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)
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 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
- March 20 » The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- April 6 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.
- 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.
- June 15 » Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III, 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
The weather on Saturday June 23, 1888
The temperature on June 23, 1888 was about 21.0 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI