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Born on Sunday January 4, 1891
- Adrianus Leendert van Oorschot, Ridderkerk († 1967)
- Alice Mary Steer
- Alida Johanna Buurman, Nijmegen
- Alida Petronella Huiskens, Schiedam († 1891)
- Alida Dina de Vink, Leiden
- Aaltje Goris, Nunspeet Gld († 1965)
- Abraham Visser, Kats († 1965)
- Alida Dina de Vink, Leiden
- Alida Margaretha Davidina Peereboom, Steenwijk
- Albert Hobers, Ane († 1963)
Died on Sunday January 4, 1891
- Abra van der Linden (71), Oud-Beijerland
- Aafje den Hertog (37), Everdingen
- Abraham Gideonse (79), Middelburg
- Anna Van Dijk (72), Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriaan van Gorp (26), Goirle
- Aafje den Hartog (37), Everdingen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adriana van der Wal (54), Hilversum, Nederland
- Adriaan Laurijssen (70), Baarle-Nassau
- Lagerweij (0), deventer
- Anna Catharina Verkooyen (79), Zundert
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1891 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1883 » Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic († 1961)
- 1883 » Max Eastman, American author and poet († 1969)
- 1884 » Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator († 1958)
- 1889 » M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India († 1963)
- 1891 » Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania († 1948)
- 1895 » Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. († 1982)
- 1896 » André Masson, French painter and illustrator († 1987)
- 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
- 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
- 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
Died on January 4
- 1877 » Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
- 1880 » Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
- 1880 » Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (b. 1811)
- 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
- 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
- 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
- 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
- 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1891
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1891
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Trijntje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1891
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
- March 3 » Shoshone National Forest is established as the first national forest in the US and world.
- May 15 » Pope Leo XIII defends workers' rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- May 16 » The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opens in Frankfurt, Germany, and will feature the world's first long-distance transmission of high-power, three-phase electric current (the most common form today).
- May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
- October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.
Weather January 4, 1891
The temperature on January 4, 1891 was about 0.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.