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• Aaltien Eding, Ees, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland († 1969)
• Akke Mulder, De Wilgen, Boornbergum, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1979)
• Adrianus Gerardus Hoogervorst, Woerden († 1924)
• Abraham Peper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1898)
• ?? van Kleef, Bergschenhoek († 1898)
• ALBERTUS VAN DELDEN, Deventer († 1935)
• Adrianus Hubertus Willemen, Gilze en Rijen († 1901)
• Aartje van Wilgen, Heukelum, Gelderland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adriana van Deudekom, Delft
• Abraham Schuijf, Rotterdam († 1966)

• Angenieta van Leiden (88), Langbroek
• Aaltje (Velzel) Velzen (79), De Huizen, Hoogeveen
• Adriana Maria Verschuren (62), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• * Jacques Cornelis # Ponsen (51), Rotterdam
• ?? van Kleef (0), Bergschenhoek
• Antje Cnossen (20)
• Adriana Maria Frederica van Velthoven (37), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonij Kooij (80), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• "Hugo" Julius Franz Gustav Arthur von Matuschka (76), Wiesbaden, Allemagne
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Schroeder (47), Amsterdam

• 1893 » Omar Bradley, American general († 1981)
• 1895 » Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands († 1984)
• 1897 » Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician († 1988)
• 1897 » Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic († 1985)
• 1898 » Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer († 1966)
• 1900 » Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California († 1983)
• 1902 » William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1903 » Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager († 1973)
• 1903 » Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian († 1980)
• 1904 » Ted Mack, American radio and television host († 1976)

• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

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

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

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• February 23 » Émile Zola is imprisoned in France after writing J'Accuse…!, a letter accusing the French government of antisemitism and wrongfully imprisoning Captain Alfred Dreyfus.
• April 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
• May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
• May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
• July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

The temperature on February 12, 1898 was about 4.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.