About the day » Friday August 21, 1891Calender converter

• Alex Kraski, Punxatawney, Pennsylvania (USA) († 1963)
• Alida ter Horst, Hengelo († 1897)
• van Meeteren, Drumpt († 1891)
• Anne Douwes Kamminga, Joure († 1965)
• Anna Maria Hubertina Houben-Vaessen, Aken († 1945)
• Abraham Simon Correlj√©, Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1958)
• Albert BARREVELD, Westbroek († 1941)
• Albert Voorthuis, Deventer
• Antonia Schol, Egmond aan Zee († 1974)
• AARTJE PELLIKAAN, DE LIER

• David Kerr (68), Blue Glen Station, Kikiwa, Tasman, New Zealand
• Adriaan Jan Beaufort (0), Terneuzen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adrianus de Wit (4), Enkhuizen
• Adriaen (Adrianus) Van Looveren (74), Kalmthout (vrijdag)
• Antonius Smits (73), Maashees en Overloon
• Albertje Arends Winkel (93), Genemuiden
• Child Altmann (0), Kepno, Wlkp., Poland
• Albertien Arents Winkel (97), Genemuiden, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Theresia DERRIEUX (60), Vaals
• adriaantje clara van der SIJDE (0), mijnsheerenland

• 1884 » Chandler Egan, American golfer and architect († 1936)
• 1885 » Édouard Fabre, Canadian runner († 1939)
• 1886 » Ruth Manning-Sanders, Welsh-English author and poet († 1988)
• 1887 » James Paul Moody, English sailor († 1912)
• 1891 » Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier († 2007)
• 1892 » Charles Vanel, French actor and director († 1989)
• 1894 » Christian Schad, German painter († 1982)
• 1895 » Blossom Rock, American actress († 1978)
• 1897 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer († 1966)
• 1902 » Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author († 1972)

• 1853 » Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (b. 1783)
• 1854 » Thomas Clayton, American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1867 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)
• 1870 » Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
• 1888 » James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
• 1905 » Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
• 1910 » Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Laurence Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1875)
• 1935 » John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)
• 1940 » Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Hendrikus
15. Gerardus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Hendrika
7. Catharina
8. Wilhelmina
9. Adriana
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Jacoba
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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.
• February 15 » Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
• March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
• July 26 » France annexes Tahiti.
• August 24 » Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera.
• October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
• October 28 » The Mino–Owari earthquake is the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history.

The temperature on August 21, 1891 was about 14.1 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 17 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.