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Birthday March 30, 1888

• The temperature on March 30, 1888 was about 6.9 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. 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.
  • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
  • 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 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
  • October 15 » The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
  • October 29 » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
  • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1888 » J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist († 1957)
• 1891 » Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher († 1977)
• 1892 » Erhard Milch, German field marshal († 1972)
• 1892 » Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor († 1960)
• 1892 » Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director († 1918)
• 1892 » Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic († 1945)