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• Agnes Josepha Joanna Valentijn, Oss († 1957)
• Alida Henrietta Thomson († 1980)
• Langerak, Compascuum(Emmen) († 1888)
• Aletta Verweij, Woerden (Utrecht)
• Andries Roumans, Heerlen (L
• Adriaan van Diemen, Zoeterwoude, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1889)
• Alida Jacoba Snaphaan, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Alberdina Syttema, Joure, Friesland, Nederland († 1948)
• Aleida Lenderink, Bronckhorst
• * Gerson, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL († 1888)

• Antoni Stok (3), Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aartje van Veldhuizen (68), Renswoude
• Antje Koetje (6), Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adriana van Rijn (1), Katwijk
• Anna Maria Angenieta Grondhout (57)
• Antje Reek (0), Berkhout
• Aartje VELDHUIZEN (72), Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alexander Carel August Clarenbach (26), Salatiga
• Adrianus Johannes Bogaert (0), Graauw en Langendam, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Aartje Veldhuijsen (71), Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1881 » Francis Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1953)
• 1883 » Ernest Everett Just, American biologist and academic († 1941)
• 1886 » Arthur Jeffrey Dempster, Canadian-American physicist and academic († 1950)
• 1887 » Marija Leiko, Latvian actress († 1937)
• 1889 » Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia († 1976)
• 1890 » Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman († 1946)
• 1892 » Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic († 1975)
• 1895 » Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect († 1984)
• 1895 » Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer († 1973)

• 1854 » Carl Carl, Polish-born actor and theatre director (b. 1787)
• 1856 » Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (b. 1787)
• 1860 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1774)
• 1870 » David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
• 1874 » Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (b. 1821)
• 1890 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
• 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
• 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
• 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)

• 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 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
• June 5 » The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
• 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.
• August 21 » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.
• October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
• December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

The temperature on August 14, 1888 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.