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• Anne Klaas Wietsema, Harlingen,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Wassink, Gorssel († 1971)
• Adriana van van Beerschoten, Benschop († 1883)
• Aaltje KES, Marken, Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Albertus Carolus DEBACKER, Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Albertus Konijnenberg, Epe,Gemeente Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1942)
• Alfred Thorndike, Addlestone, Surrey, England († 1942)
• Adriana van Beerschoten, Benschop, Utrecht, Nederland († 1883)
• Aaron Mendelson, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Konijnenberg, Epe († 1942)

• Anna Maria Boltong (37), Mamelis, Gemeente Vaals, Limburg, Nederland
• Amalia, Louisa Frowein (46), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Artemas Elliott Darby (43), Pond Bluff, South Carolina
• Augustinus Verberckt (0), Bornem
• Adrianus Gagesteijn (Gagestein) (71), Overschie
• Anna Maria van Sprundel (66), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
• Clasina MariaWlmn Lem van der (1), 's-Gravenhage
• Adrianus Jongbloed (33), Leiden
• Artemas Thomson Darby (23), Pond Bluff, South Carolina
• Abraham WESTDIJK Gzn (2), Ouddorp, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH

• 1870 » Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer († 1950)
• 1871 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales († 1934)
• 1876 » Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician († 1970)
• 1876 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia († 1934)
• 1884 » Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic († 1949)
• 1884 » Henri Cornet, French cyclist († 1941)
• 1887 » Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist († 1967)
• 1888 » Taher Saifuddin, Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq († 1965)
• 1890 » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager († 1957)
• 1893 » Fritz Gause, German historian and curator († 1973)

• 1844 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist, historian, and politician (b. 1773)
• 1859 » John Vianney, French priest and saint (b. 1786)
• 1873 » Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (b. 1834)
• 1875 » Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1805)
• 1886 » Samuel J. Tilden, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of New York (b. 1814)
• 1900 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)
• 1914 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853)
• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)

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.
• January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
• May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
• 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.
• August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
• October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

The temperature on August 4, 1883 was about 17.8 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%.