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• Aleida Bernardina Steverink, Wisch
• Anna Catherina Josephina Verstappen, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1921)
• Albert Joseph Geilenkirchen, Kerkrade
• Andries Post, Wildervank († 1955)
• Anna Maria van Hoof, Charlois Rotterdam († 1931)
• Aaldrik Koopman, Den Ham,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1963)
• Andries Post, Wildervank († 1955)
• Anna Cornelia Bouman, Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1884)
• Aletta Christina Dunk, Rotterdam († 1900)
• Ale Rinzes Osinga, Tytsjerk, Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Nederland († 1939)

• Annigje Roozendal (65), Slagharen
• Anna Christina Beurskens (72), Blerick
• Aart de Groot (36), Ouderkerk aan de Ijssel
• Aart De Groot (36), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel-Nederland
• Anna Catharina Driesen (75), Alphen en Riel
• Anna Maria Fehrmann (60)
• Adriana van der Velden (59), Rijsbergen, Nederland
• Andreas, Antonius Helsloot (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Gemert (41), Wateringen
• Adaline Melissa Fox (16), Monongalia Cnty, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten

• 1880 » Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician, Finnish Minister of the Interior († 1922)
• 1881 » Hermann Staudinger, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1965)
• 1881 » Lacey Hearn, American sprinter († 1969)
• 1881 » Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1958)
• 1882 » Emmy Noether, Jewish German-American mathematician, physicist and academic († 1935)
• 1884 » Joseph Boxhall, English sailor († 1967)
• 1885 » Platt Adams, American jumper and politician († 1961)
• 1885 » Roque González Garza, Mexican general and acting president (1915) († 1962)
• 1886 » Frank Irons, American long jumper († 1942)
• 1887 » Josef Čapek, Czech painter and poet († 1945)

• 1842 » Stendhal, French novelist (b. 1783)
• 1862 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858–1859 (b. 1817)
• 1883 » Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman (b. 1824)
• 1910 » Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
• 1923 » Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)

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.
• March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
• August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 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 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
• December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.

The temperature on March 23, 1883 was about -4.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 65%.