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• Adrianus Willems, Bergeyk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1936)
• Adriana Johanna Groenewegen, Naaldwijk († 1884)
• Kaptein, IJmuiden
• Abraham Van Strijen, Hellevoetsluis, Nederland († 1885)
• Adriaan Leijten, Chaam († 1957)
• Aleida Francina van Zijl, Oss († 1961)
• Adriana van Alebeek, Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1941)
• Adolphe Leon Jean Marie Blondeel, Brugge
• Abraham Quist, Sint Maartensdijk gem. Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland NED († 1953)

• Anna Wicherts (47), Groningen
• Arij Moree (86), Vlaardingen
• Albert Kluin (80), Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertus Jacobus RUIS (75), IJsselstein (Utr) The Netherlands
• August Friedrich Philipp Heinrich Hatzfeld (71), Driedorf, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany
• Anthonij Janssen (0), Ooltgensplaat
• Anna Kommers (83), Raamsdonk
• Ariaantje van Beem (64), Sloterdijk
• Adriana Buije (39), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia GOMMEREN (53), Woensdrecht, 4405, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1882 » Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist († 1963)
• 1882 » Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer († 1974)
• 1882 » Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist († 1967)
• 1883 » Károly Kós, Hungarian-Romanian architect, ethnologist, and politician († 1977)
• 1883 » Max Linder, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1925)
• 1884 » John Gunn, Australian politician, 29th Premier of South Australia († 1959)
• 1884 » Seibo Kitamura, Japanese sculptor († 1987)
• 1888 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia († 1934)
• 1888 » Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general († 1967)
• 1889 » Kim Chwa-chin, South Korean guerrilla leader († 1930)

• 1859 » Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist and author (b. 1786)
• 1892 » Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
• 1897 » Alphonse Daudet, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
• 1898 » Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
• 1908 » American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (b. 1840)
• 1917 » Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
• 1921 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
• 1922 » Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
• 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
• 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)

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

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

• 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
• August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
• August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
• October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
• November 30 » The style of western calendar, Common Era is conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean kingdom]].

The temperature on December 16, 1883 was about 3.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.