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• Alida Maria Aletta Moolman, Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
• Alice Phoebe Vincen, Ada, Idaho, United States († 1940)
• Alida Gonkel, Amsterdam
• Andreas Coumans, Maastricht († 1955)
• Albert DELBECQUE, Quesnoy-sur-Deûle,59890,Nord,Hauts-de-France,France
• Adolf Mecklenburg "Chile Ast", Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt, Sachsen († 1977)
• Aart Verbeek, Tiel († 1965)
• Achiel Remi Baert, Oostrozebeke, Belgium
• Adriaantje Lodder, Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Denissen, Halsteren

• Assen (0), Emmen (NL)
• Anna Maria van der Maaren (78), Megen
• Annetje den Toom (25), Sliedrecht
• Adriana Jasperse (72), Koudekerke
• Adrianus Nicolaas Johannes van Asselt (0), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annetje Tresia Groen (82), Maassluis
• Adriana Jasperse (72), Koudekerke, Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Anna WENDT (76), Nieuw Lekkerland
• Anna Theresia Isabella Schepen (79), Izenberge (B)
• Albertje FOLKERS (42), Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1880 » Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer († 1912)
• 1880 » Patrick Hastings, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1952)
• 1881 » Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
• 1884 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player († 1934)
• 1885 » Ralph Rose, American track and field athlete († 1913)
• 1886 » Princess Patricia of Connaught († 1974)
• 1888 » Paul Ramadier, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1961)
• 1889 » Harry Clarke, Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator († 1931)
• 1891 » Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia († 1962)
• 1892 » Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer († 1923)

• 1846 » Friedrich Bessel, German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
• 1849 » William II, Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
• 1853 » Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
• 1871 » Robert Chambers, Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
• 1875 » Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
• 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
• 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
• 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)

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

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

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
• June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
• June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
• July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
• September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
• November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

The temperature on March 17, 1887 was about -3.6 °C. The air pressure was 41 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%.