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• Margaretha, Uithuizen
• Abraham Dulmes, Lima Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin († 1971)
• Andrina van Galen, Vlaardingen
• Adriana Kliffen, Zd-Scharwoude († 1929)
• Alie Pieterjansje Hendrikus Stoter, Het Haagje (Hoogeveen)
• Adriana Cornelia Heijboer, Sint Annaland († 1888)
• Aart Witteveen, Arnhem,Gemeente Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1887)
• Alfonsus THEYS, Testelt, 3272, België
• Aletta Johanna Versteeg, Amerongen, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Albertus van der Stappen, Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1887)

• Aart van de Beek (0), Nijkerk, Nederland
• Auke Koop (0), Burum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Augustina Luchtenberg (1), Eexta gem. Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana van Eijnatten (66), Steenbergen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus ( Adriaan) Verhoeven (63), Alphen en Riel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Krekt (2), Jubbega Schurega
• Adriaan Verhoeven (63), Alphen en Riel, Gemeente Alphen en Riel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Margeretha Husmann (63), Tinnen, Haren (Ems)
• Annigje SMITS (73), Klaaswaal
• Adrianus Streefkerk (9), Ridderkerk

• 1880 » Ildebrando Pizzetti, Italian composer, musicologist and critic († 1968)
• 1884 » Maxwell Perkins, American editor († 1947)
• 1885 » Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta († 1950)
• 1886 » Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic († 1945)
• 1889 » Charles Reidpath, American runner and general († 1975)
• 1889 » Oskar Kaplur, Estonian wrestler († 1962)
• 1890 » Linda Eenpalu, Estonian activist and politician († 1967)
• 1891 » Tomás Garrido Canabal, Mexican revolutionary († 1943)
• 1893 » Colin Fraser Barron, Scottish-Canadian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient († 1958)
• 1893 » Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager († 1962)

• 1845 » Matvei Gedenschtrom, Russian explorer and public servant (b. 1780)
• 1852 » Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (b. 1775)
• 1855 » José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran priest and educator (b. 1797)
• 1863 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (b. 1785)
• 1884 » Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and author (b. 1802)
• 1898 » Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (b. 1819)
• 1906 » Robert R. Hitt, American politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1834)
• 1908 » Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. 1844)
• 1927 » George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
• 1930 » Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)

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.
• April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
• June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
• September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
• November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
• November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

The temperature on September 20, 1887 was about 12.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.