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• Adrianus Antonius Hest van, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1889)
• André Marie Jean MAILLOT, Lorient, Département du Morbihan, Bretagne, France († 1971)
• Albertus Johannes Padberg-, Enkhuizen, Nederland († 1889)
• Alice Mildred Lubbock († 1958)
• Aleida Jacoba Weijenberg, Brummen
• Alberdina Wilhelmina de Kloe, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Heekelaar, Amsterdam
• Anna Mollema
• Adrianus van der Sluijs
• Alida Helena Waltz, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1959)

• Antje Kornelis van der VELDE (66), Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen, Fryslân, Nederland
• Aaron Vigevano (1), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• VREDEVELD (0), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes van Eyck (0), Alphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Benraadt (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Meesters (74), Vlijmen (Heusden), Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Kornelis van der Velde (66), Surhuizum
• Afine Marie Langeveld (1), Den Burg (Texel, NH)
• Adrianus Johannes van Eijck (0), Alphen en Riel
• Antje de Cock (79), Terwispel, Friesland, Netherlands

• 1878 » George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)
• 1884 » Peter Fraser, Scottish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1950)
• 1885 » Vance Palmer, Australian author, playwright, and critic († 1959)
• 1887 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet († 1973)
• 1887 » István Kühár, Slovenian priest and politician († 1922)
• 1888 » Evadne Price, Australian actress, astrologer, and author († 1985)
• 1891 » Benno Schotz, Estonian-Scottish sculptor and engineer († 1984)
• 1894 » Karl Böhm, Austrian conductor and director († 1981)
• 1896 » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic († 1982)
• 1898 » Charlie Grimm, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 1983)

• 1839 » William Smith, English geologist and engineer (b. 1769)
• 1888 » Julius Krohn, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1835)
• 1891 » Robert Caldwell, English missionary and linguist (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1903 » Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and architect, co-designed Central Park (b. 1822)
• 1919 » Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Edgeworth David, Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (b. 1858)
• 1937 » George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• 1943 » Georg Hellat, Estonian architect (b. 1870)

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.
• March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
• 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.
• September 8 » In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
• October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
• October 17 » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

The temperature on August 28, 1888 was about 16.5 °C. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.