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• Adriana Weggeman, Charlois (Rotterdam) († 1891)
• Mikkers, Aalst
• Aart de Jong, Dordrecht († 1906)
• Andreas Lambertus Peeters, Blerick († 1958)
• Anna Maria Eduarda van Benthem, 's Gravenhage (Den Haag, The Hague, La Haye), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1958)
• Adrianus Ursem, Nieuwe Niedorp, Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1952)
• (Levenloos geboren) Aartsen, Harderwijk, Nederland († 1883)
• Adrianus Timmers, Veghel
• Andreas Lambertus Peeters, Blerick,, Limburg, Nederland († 1958)
• Kramp, Zuid-Beijerland, Nederland

• Anna Steffens Wever (70), Onstwedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Albert SCHERPBIER (0), Anloo Drenthe Netherlands
• Adriana van Doorn (83), IJsselstein
• Aaltje Oost (22), Dwingeloo
• Arend Gerrits Kottier (75), Magele, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albert Scherpbier (0), Anloo (Drenthe)
• annigje willems SCHELLING (76), strijen
• Adriaantje van Doorn (83), ijsselstein
• Adrianus Willemsen (80), Arnhem, Gelderland, NL
• Annigje Schelling (76), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1879 » Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor († 1926)
• 1884 » Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States († 1972)
• 1885 » Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author († 1965)
• 1892 » Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat († 1981)
• 1893 » Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Ouimet, American golfer († 1967)
• 1893 » Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster († 1963)
• 1895 » Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor († 1972)
• 1895 » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop († 1979)
• 1895 » James H. Kindelberger, American businessman († 1962)

• 1837 » Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
• 1842 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
• 1853 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)

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 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
• May 27 » Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
• August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
• September 8 » The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.

The temperature on May 8, 1883 was about 11.9 °C. There was 12 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.