About the day » Sunday May 8, 1892Calender converter

• Adrianus Goedendorp, Kralingen (Rotterdam)
• Adriana Kivit, Ammerzoden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1977)
• Oomens, Oosterhout († 1892)
• Aaltje de Jong, Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1972)
• Alida Davids van DuiJvenbode, Rotterdam
• Aaltje Groen, Rotsterhaule († 1971)
• Alida Francisca Christina Santen, Paasloo († 1950)
• Aafje Meilink, Wervershoof, Medemblik,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1965)
• Ploegman, Uithuizen († 1892)

• Anna Maria Plasmans (76), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Aukje Hiddes Sinia (48), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Oomens (0), Oosterhout
• Alphonse Victor Boudaine (50)
• Aantje Rietveld (0), Giessendam
• Arentje Hindriks Bollen (74), Appingedam
• Andre BECKX (0), Vilvoorde (B)
• Allegonds Maria Lierop van (74), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan den Hamer (58), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, VS
• Andreas Langlo (Klefstad) (79), Byneset, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

• 1885 » Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author († 1965)
• 1892 » Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat († 1981)
• 1893 » Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Ouimet, American golfer († 1967)
• 1893 » Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster († 1963)
• 1895 » Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor († 1972)
• 1895 » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop († 1979)
• 1895 » James H. Kindelberger, American businessman († 1962)
• 1898 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal († 1960)
• 1899 » Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality († 1959)

• 1853 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)

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

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

• 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 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 15 » James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.
• September 9 » Amalthea, third moon of Jupiter is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard.
• September 22 » Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
• October 13 » Edward Emerson Barnard discovers first comet discovered by photographic means.
• October 26 » Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases.
• November 8 » The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time.

The temperature on May 8, 1892 was about 10.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.