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Birthday October 18, 1888

• The temperature on October 18, 1888 was about 8.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
  • January 13 » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
  • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
  • 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.
  • September 4 » George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
  • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1882 » Lucien Petit-Breton, French cyclist († 1917)
• 1887 » Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong († 1946)
• 1888 » Paul Vermoyal, French actor († 1925)
• 1893 » George Ohsawa, Japanese philosopher and academic († 1966)
• 1893 » Sidney Holland, New Zealand lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1961)
• 1894 » H. L. Davis, American author and poet († 1960)