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• Adrianus Lambertus Krist, Udenhout, Nederland († 1956)
• André De Vries, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
• Anna Hansson, Hörby (M) († 1975)
• Aart van de Krol, Wekerom († 1964)
• Adriana C. van Loon († 1968)
• Alida Knoppert, Doorn, Utrecht, the Netherlands
• Albert Keddeman, Vroomshoop, Twenterand, Overijssel, Nederland
• Agatha Catharina Maria Vossenberg, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1890)
• Andreas Hubertus Saive, Gulpen, Gulpen-Wittem († 1890)
• Albert J Witteveen, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1970)

• Aalt Vos (49), Epe
• Agatha Boendermaker (74), Enkhuizen
• Adrianus Voorend (22), Waddinxveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antoni Jozephus Sormani (71), Groningen
• Antoni Jozephus SORMANI (71), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Alida Dam (0), Kralingen
• Alida Frederika Victorie Cammingha Van (70), Assen Drente Netherlands
• Alida Frederica Victoria van Cammingha (70), Assen, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arie Noomen (1), Kethel en Spaland
• Alida Frederika Victorie van Cammingha (70), Assen

• 1880 » Charlie Faust, American baseball player († 1915)
• 1883 » Maria Filotti, Greek-Romanian actress († 1956)
• 1886 » Rube Marquard, American baseball player and manager († 1980)
• 1888 » Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1959)
• 1888 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician († 1938)
• 1890 » Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel († 1944)
• 1892 » Ivo Andrić, Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1975)
• 1893 » Mário de Andrade, Brazilian author, poet, and photographer († 1945)
• 1897 » M. Bhaktavatsalam, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras State († 1987)
• 1898 » Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian author and playwright († 1987)

• 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
• 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)

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.
• April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
• June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
• July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
• July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
• August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
• November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.

The temperature on October 9, 1889 was about 9.4 °C. There was 11 mm of rain. The air pressure was 38 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.