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• Agnes Joanna van Beers, Tilburg († 1956)
• Adèle Marie Smets, Sint-Truiden, België
• Aartje Wiggemansen, Weesperkarspel
• * Gerardus Kuis, Hedikhuizen († 1970)
• Adriana Wijk, Herwijnen († 1982)
• Doeleman, Dreischor († 1889)
• Amandus Josephus Mickené, Antwerpen (B) († 1967)
• albertus johannes van burkum, haarlem
• Albertus Johannes Burkum van, Haarlem
• Aartje Wiggemans, Weesperkarspel

• Van Straeten (0), Bornem
• Verkade, Naaldwijk
• Adrianus van ERVEN (73), Boxtel, 3374, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonie van Beurden (72), Montfoort
• Aaltje Visscher (54), Kampen
• Allegonda Theodora Dommeck (39), Maasniel
• Anton Joseph Honsel (92)
• Alexander 1808 Kennedy (81)
• Anna Barbara Lavalle (75), Heerlen (L
• Arie HEMELOP (53), Rotterdam

• 1880 » Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic († 1934)
• 1881 » Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer († 1963)
• 1883 » Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author († 1970)
• 1883 » Paul Pilgrim, American runner († 1958)
• 1884 » William Hogenson, American sprinter († 1965)
• 1890 » Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician († 1931)
• 1893 » Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author († 1977)
• 1894 » Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses († 1988)
• 1899 » Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach († 1989)
• 1900 » Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan († 1983)

• 1864 » William T. Anderson, American captain (b. 1838)
• 1866 » John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (b. 1803)
• 1871 » Robert Anderson (Civil War), American general (b. 1805)
• 1890 » Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (b. 1826)
• 1896 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
• 1902 » Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (b. 1898)
• 1929 » Swan Hennessy, Irish-American composer (b. 1866)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Wilhelmina
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
• May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
• June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
• June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
• November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.
• November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

The temperature on October 26, 1889 was about 6.1 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%.