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• Alphonsine Elisa Verbanck, Vlissingen († 1993)
• Adriana Trijntje Kramer, Westmaas, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Alice Maria Van Hee, Varsenare († 1977)
• Aloys de Block, Temse
• Andries de Bolster, Leiden († 1955)
• Adriana Johanna Maria Vollebregt, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Methöfer, Rotterdam
• Alida Helena Maria Oosterman, Wildervank, Nederland
• Andreas Lambertus Hofman, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Adrianus Hendrik BOTHOF, Dordrecht

• Aletta PRONK (11), Rotterdam
• Anders Magnus Andersson (74), Ledet, Barnarp,Jö, Zweden
• Annie VANDERBERG (42), Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Agatha (Aagje) Mannes (83), Alkmaar
• Adriantje Rijken, Heusden (Drunen) (Noord-Brabant)
• Antje Singer (20), Winkel
• Aaltje Pieters Groen (85), Katwijk
• Albertus KAMP (51), Notter, gemeente Wierden
• Albertus van de BERG (1), Doetinchem, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Singer (20), Winkel, NL

• 1893 » Francis Ouimet, American golfer († 1967)
• 1895 » Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor († 1972)
• 1895 » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop († 1979)
• 1895 » James H. Kindelberger, American businessman († 1962)
• 1898 » Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal († 1960)
• 1899 » Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality († 1959)
• 1899 » Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate († 1992)
• 1899 » Jacques Heim, French fashion designer († 1967)
• 1901 » Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player († 1979)
• 1902 » André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)

• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)

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.
• 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.
• June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
• August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
• September 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
• September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.

The temperature on May 8, 1898 was about 12.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.