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• Anna Maria van der Zanden, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1986)
• Anna Lucretia Maria Reiber, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1957)
• Anna Maria Rijnicke, 's Gravenhage († 1986)
• Albertus van Es, Uithoorn († 1965)
• Andreas Walther Jaegermann, Essen Ruttensch († 1955)
• Andreas Walter Jaegermann, Rüttenscheid, Duitsland († 1955)
• Adrianus Mewis, Dongen
• Aaldrik Kroon, Emmer-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1989)
• Adrianna Morsink, Michigan († 1978)
• Agatha Catharina Johanna Warmenhoven, Hillegom († 1948)

• Albert Kaan (62), Wieringerwaard
• Adriana Maria Luijkx (0), Etten Leur
• Albert Kaan (62), Wieringerwaard
• Barend Smeding (0), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Josephine Meijer (72), Batavia, Java, Indonesia
• Anna Barbara Maser (38), Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Alexander Grim (71), Ulysis, Butler, Nebraska, United States
• Andre Hubertus Berben (68), Gent
• Arie Bakkenes (0), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriaan van Dooren (86), Standaardbuiten

• 1894 » Arthur Fadden, Australian accountant and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Australia († 1973)
• 1894 » Joie Ray, American runner († 1978)
• 1896 » Fred Barnett, English footballer († 1982)
• 1897 » Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot († 1917)
• 1899 » Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and game designer, created Scrabble († 1993)
• 1899 » Harold Osborn, American high jumper and decathlete († 1975)
• 1900 » Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer († 1976)
• 1900 » Sorcha Boru, American potter and ceramic sculptor († 2006)
• 1901 » Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan († 1988)
• 1901 » Jacques Lacan, French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst († 1981)

• 1880 » Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist and author (b. 1813)
• 1882 » Bruno Bauer, German historian and philosopher (b. 1809)
• 1886 » John Humphrey Noyes, American religious leader, founded the Oneida Community (b. 1811)
• 1890 » Samuel J. Randall, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1828)
• 1899 » James Service, Scottish-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Victoria (b. 1823)
• 1909 » Whitley Stokes, Anglo-Irish lawyer and scholar (b. 1830)
• 1910 » William Quiller Orchardson, Scottish-English painter and educator (b. 1835)
• 1911 » George Washington Glick, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of Kansas (b. 1827)
• 1911 » John McLane, Scottish-American politician, 50th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1852)
• 1912 » Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)

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 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
• 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.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
• August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
• September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

The temperature on April 13, 1898 was about 5.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%.