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• Annigje van Genderen, Sliedrecht, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1918)
• Aafke BRANDSMA, Oostdongeradeel Friesland Netherlands
• Aaltje Ensing-, Weerdingerveen, Nederland († 1965)
• Adrianus Mak, Bergambacht
• Anna Cinnie Runyon
• Anna Hubertina Jongen, Sint Pieter
• Alphonsus Maria Joseph Lodewijk Frans Lagast, Uitkerke († 1963)
• Alberdina Homan, Eext (Anloo)
• Aaltje Ensing, Emmen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Weerdingerveen († 1965)
• Aaltje Jacobus Zwaga, St Niek († 1973)

• Amelia Ryckeghem, Esen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Anna Barbara Creutzer (63), Montzen,,Province de Li√®ge,Walloon Region,Belgi√´
• Witteveen (0), Wormen (Apeldoorn), Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Wijbes de Mars (0), Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arien Jansz Arens (88), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Wybes De Mars (0), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Baart (0), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alida van Walsem (0), Utrecht
• Andries Schut (1), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Adriaansz Duijvelaar (76), Hekelingen

• 1877 » George Hackenschmidt, Estonian-English wrestler and strongman († 1968)
• 1878 » Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Greek physician and politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 1961)
• 1881 » Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician and academic († 1940)
• 1885 » George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1966)
• 1889 » Walter Gerlach, German physicist and academic († 1979)
• 1891 » Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation († 1968)
• 1893 » Alexander of Greece († 1920)
• 1894 » Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist († 1927)
• 1898 » Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director († 1980)
• 1899 » Raymond Mays, English race car driver and businessman († 1980)

• 1863 » Jind Kaur Majarani (Regent) of the Sikh Empire (b. 1817)
• 1866 » John Ross, American tribal chief (b. 1790)
• 1869 » Peter Julian Eymard, French Priest and Founder Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (b. 1811)
• 1869 » Richard Dry, Australian politician, 7th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
• 1903 » Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853)
• 1911 » Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)
• 1911 » Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)
• 1918 » John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854)
• 1920 » Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)
• 1921 » T.J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)

• 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.
• 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.
• July 15 » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
• October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
• October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
• December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

The temperature on August 1, 1888 was about 11.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%.