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July 26, 1888Born on Friday July 27, 1888
- Aagje Koopman, Amsterdam († 1889)
- Albert Haffert, Den Haag
- Abraham van Gelder, Rotterdam
- Adam Lambertus Geerts, Tilburg
- Albert Tol, Volendam, Nederland († 1947)
- Agnes van der Meulen, Rotterdam († 1893)
- Amelia Ulalia MAIJER († 1966)
- Alida Cadovius, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Albert Tol, Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
- Albert Kats, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1917)
Died on Friday July 27, 1888
- Adrianus (Arij) WINDEN,VAN (66), Abtswoude,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Johanna Maria Hoevenaars (0), Gilze en Rijen
- Adriaan Schellekens (68), Helvoirt
- Adrianus (Arij) van Winden (66), Abtswoude
- Adrianus Jacobus Kloek (0), Haarlem, NH, Nederland
- Asna (45), Soerabaja
- Ana Eliza Elliott (28), Ash Flat Atoms, Sharp County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
- Petrus Dominicus de Jonghe (0), Zuiddorpe
- Alphonsus Eduardus DEVER (3), Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Adriana Margaretha Poppelier (0), Waspik, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 27, 1888 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on July 27
- 1881 » Hans Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1945)
- 1882 » Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company († 1965)
- 1886 » Ernst May, German architect and urban planner († 1970)
- 1889 » Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress († 1972)
- 1890 » Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter († 1976)
- 1890 » Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor († 1976)
- 1891 » Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli veterinarian and academic († 1968)
- 1893 » Ugo Agostoni, Italian cyclist († 1941)
- 1894 » Mientje Kling, Dutch actress († 1966)
- 1896 » Robert George, Scottish air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia († 1967)
Died on July 27
- 1863 » William Lowndes Yancey, American journalist and politician (b. 1813)
- 1865 » Jean-Joseph Dassy, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
- 1875 » Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1845)
- 1876 » Albertus van Raalte, Dutch-born American minister and author (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Montgomery Blair, American lieutenant and politician, 20th United States Postmaster General (b. 1813)
- 1916 » Charles Fryatt, English captain (b. 1872)
- 1916 » William Jonas, English footballer († 1890)
- 1917 » Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
- 1921 » Myrddin Fardd, Welsh writer and antiquarian scholar (b. 1836)
- 1924 » Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1866)
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.
- June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
- June 29 » George Edward Gouraud records Handel's Israel in Egypt onto a phonograph cylinder, thought for many years to be the oldest known recording of music.
- July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
- October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
- October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
Weather July 27, 1888
The temperature on July 27, 1888 was about 19.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 64%.