About the day » Friday August 9, 1895Calender converter

• Adriana Smallenberg, Tiel
• adriana magdalena MARIS, zuid beijerland
• "Gradus" Gerardus Franciscus Derksen, Zevenaar († 1976)
• Aaltje Schoemaker, Radewijk
• Adrianus van der MINNE, Sint Pieter († 1895)
• Aapko BOVEN, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland
• Johanna Hendrika Serrij, Rotterdam († 1972)
• Dommerholt, Rijssen († 1895)
• ? Dezentjé, Salatiga, Java, Indonesië
• Adriana Gerardina Wilhelmina Kalkman, Krimpen aan de Lek († 1908)

• Catherina Glas (71), Wognum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Cornelisd KOOIJ (84), Oud-Beijerland
• Bernardus Gabriels Adriani (91), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Augustus Gemser (7), Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Duijvelaar (0), Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia de Vogel (48), Paterson, Passaic Conty, New Jersey, U.S.A
• Feikje Nota (41), Dokkum
• Catharina Glas (71), Wognum
• Bernardus Adriani (91), Leeuwarden
• Aron MOZES (0), Sleen, Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands

• 1881 » Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince († 1918)
• 1890 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle († 1958)
• 1896 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist († 1980)
• 1896 » Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher († 1980)
• 1899 » P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress († 1996)
• 1901 » Charles Farrell, American actor and singer († 1990)
• 1902 » Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician († 1984)
• 1902 » Zino Francescatti, French violinist († 1991)
• 1905 » Leo Genn, British actor and barrister († 1978)
• 1909 » Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic († 1992)

• 1861 » Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
• 1886 » Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• April 24 » Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
• May 7 » In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Society his invention, the Popov lightning detector—a primitive radio receiver. In some parts of the former Soviet Union the anniversary of this day is celebrated as Radio Day.
• June 20 » The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
• June 28 » The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis’s claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent."
• November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.
• November 28 » The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.

The temperature on August 9, 1895 was about 15.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.