About the day » Thursday July 26, 1888Calender converter

• Adrianus Gerardus Merks, Watergraafsmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
• Albert Bruins, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1960)
• + Ludolf Sijbring, Annerveenschekanaal,, Drenthe, Nederland († 1973)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Louisa Guntermohr, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Stout, Alblasserdam († 1888)
• Moes, Oranjedorp (Emmen) († 1888)
• Adrianus van Oosterbos, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Kats, Achterom, Hoogeveen, Nederland
• Allagonda Brongersma, Usquert
• van de Rijt, Tilburg († 1888)

• Albert Webber (0), Soest
• Adriaan Verwijs (63), 's-Gravenhage
• Moes (0), Oranjedorp (Emmen)
• Albert Webber (0), Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Adriaan Verwijs (63), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Margaretha van Dooijeweert (0), Breda
• Albertina Francoise Clement (84), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertina Françoisa Clement (84), Zwolle, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aleida Sloot (0), Weststellingwerf
• van de Rijt (0), Tilburg

• 1882 » Albert Dunstan, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria († 1950)
• 1885 » André Maurois, French soldier and author († 1967)
• 1885 » Roy Castleton, American Major League Baseball player (d.1967)
• 1886 » Lars Hanson, Swedish actor († 1965)
• 1888 » Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player († 1918)
• 1890 » Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient († 1942)
• 1892 » Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager († 1966)
• 1893 » George Grosz, German painter and illustrator († 1959)
• 1894 » Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher († 1963)
• 1895 » Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian († 1964)

• 1863 » Sam Houston, American general and politician, 7th Governor of Texas (b. 1793)
• 1867 » Otto, king of Greece (b. 1815)
• 1899 » Ulises Heureaux, 22nd, 26th, and 27th President of the Dominican Republic (b. 1845)
• 1915 » James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Edward Poynter, English painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
• 1921 » Howard Vernon, Australian actor (b. 1848)
• 1925 » Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (b. 1888)
• 1925 » Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1848)
• 1925 » William Jennings Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 41st United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
• 1926 » Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1843)

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 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
• July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
• September 8 » Isaac Peral's submarine is first tested.
• September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
• October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
• October 30 » The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes.

The temperature on July 26, 1888 was about 19.7 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 54 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.