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• Aafje Van der Duin, Ooststellingwerf,Friesland,Nederland
• André Antoine Maurice DUPONSELLE, Wormhout, 59470, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1947)
• Anna van Oosten, Leiden
• Adrianus Weber, Rotterdam
• Anna Christina Rudolph, Ngrowo († 1917)
• Aaldrik Klein, Oude Pekela
• Agnes Bruijns, Heerhugowaard
• Aart Stevensz Keijer, Huizen († 1990)
• Anthonij Cornelis Marinus Deurloo, Tholen, Zeeland, The Netherlands († 1978)
• Adolf Frans Ernest CABUY, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België († 1979)

• Alida Johanna Chaudron (2), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth van Beek (2), Harderwijk
• Aalbert van de Scheur (69), Rhenen
• Berend Stegeman (76), Staphorst (Rouveen), Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius van de Mortel (43), Helmond
• Andrew Schlosser, USA
• Austin Harvey HEATH (0), Salina, Sevier County, Utah, United States of America
• Arie van Toor (65), Lexmond, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Adriana van Dolder (55), Veenendaal
• Grietje Van Ludolphij (10), Midwolda

• 1895 » Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler († 1943)
• 1897 » Marian Anderson, American singer († 1993)
• 1899 » Charles Herbert Best, American-Canadian physiologist and biochemist, co-discovered Insulin († 1978)
• 1901 » Marino Marini, Italian sculptor and academic († 1980)
• 1901 » Kotama Okada, Japanese religious leader († 1974)
• 1902 » Gene Sarazen, American golfer and sportscaster († 1999)
• 1902 » John Steinbeck, American journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1968)
• 1902 » Lúcio Costa, French-Brazilian architect and engineer, designed Gustavo Capanema Palace († 1998)
• 1903 » Hans Rohrbach, German mathematician († 1993)
• 1903 » Reginald Gardiner, English-American actor and singer († 1980)

• 1887 » Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (b. 1833)
• 1892 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer and businessman, founded Louis Vuitton (b. 1821)
• 1902 » Harry "Breaker" Morant, English-Australian lieutenant (b. 1864)
• 1921 » Schofield Haigh, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian revolutionary (b. 1906)
• 1936 » Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Joshua W. Alexander, American judge and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Commerce (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Emily Malbone Morgan, American saint, foundress of the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Hosteen Klah, Navajo artist, medicine man, and weaver (b. 1867)
• 1943 » Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1859)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
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.
• January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
• February 7 » Dreyfus affair: Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse…!.
• 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.
• February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
• July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• 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.

The temperature on February 27, 1898 was about 1.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.