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• Aaffien van Halsema, Rasquert gem. Baflo, Groningen, Nederland († 1970)
• Adriana Veldhuizen, Leersum, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utr, NL († 1964)
• Adriana Martina Bloois, de, Maasland, Midden-Delfland, 3155VZ († 1970)
• Adriaantje Sientje Klop, Vlaardingen († 1981)
• Adrianus Theodorus Jacobus Baars, Weesperkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1969)
• Aagje in 't VELD, Dubbeldam
• Aartje (Anna) Kelderman, Wageningen, Nederland († 1952)
• Adriana Cornelisdr van der Pols, Charlois
• Aaltje Kwikkelo, Oldemarkt († 1964)
• * Adriaantje Sientje Klop, Vlaardingen († 1981)

• Afina Arendina Wind (0), Nieuw-Buinen, Borger
• Adrianus Jacobus van den Dobbelsteen (58), Beuningen
• Aart Wols (63), Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amelie Rigole (58), Anzegem, West Flanders, Belgium
• Agatha van der Aar (40), Spaarnwoude
• (Stillborn) DE BOER (0), De Waard (Grijpskerk) Groningen Netherlands
• Adam van Putten (83), Hagestein, Nederland
• Aglae Leclerc (70), Ste-Famille, Cap Sante, Portneuf, Quebec
• BARENDINA ANTHONIA VAN DOORN (1), Veenendaal
• Renneboog (68), Bambrugge (Erpe-Mere)

• 1882 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot († 1908)
• 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
• 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)
• 1886 » Charlie Ruggles, American actor († 1970)
• 1888 » Edith Evans, English actress († 1976)
• 1888 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet († 1970)
• 1890 » Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1960)
• 1893 » Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma († 1977)
• 1894 » King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1897 » Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India († 1969)

• 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
• 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
• 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
• 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 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.
• January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
• March 4 » The longest bridge in Great Britain, the Forth Bridge in Scotland, measuring 1,710 feet (520m) long, is opened by the Duke of Rothesay, later King Edward VII.
• July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
• July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
• September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
• November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.

The temperature on February 8, 1890 was about -2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.