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• Adrianus Josephus Johannes Kwaaitaal, Terheijden, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1967)
• Aaltje Egberdina Kamphuis, Beerze († 1991)
• Albert Speelman, Balinge (Westerbork), Drenthe (NL) († 1947)
• Albert Joseph Hubert Ghislain MOULART, Ixelles, 21009, Bruxelles, Belgique
• Adriana KUIJPER, Strijen
• Adriana Elizabeth Gerarda Helena Verschure, Waspik, Nederland († 1918)
• Altino de Azevedo Sodré, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil († 1966)
• Alle van Bruggen, Dragten
• Adriana Willemijntje de Jong, Rotterdam († 1920)
• Adriana van der zanden, Heeswijk († 1963)

• Bitter BITTERS (75), Doetinchem, Nederland, Gelderland, Stad
• Catharina Verkooyen (35), Blerick
• Alexander Kennedy (79), Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Adriana Andreae (32), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Abraham Sas (0), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catherine Connors (44), Blackstone, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Leonardus verhoeven (62), Chaam
• Bernardus Jansen (83), Vianen
• Charles-Francies BLONDIA (84), Oostwinkel (Leischoot)
• Bitter Bitters (75), Doetinchem Stad

• 1887 » Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician († 1976)
• 1890 » Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer and lieutenant († 1915)
• 1890 » Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1986)
• 1891 » José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer, politician and President of the Philippines († 1959)
• 1892 » Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian politician († 1971)
• 1892 » Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener († 1962)
• 1902 » Will Geer, American actor († 1978)
• 1904 » Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies († 2002)
• 1910 » Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, († 1998)

• 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
• 1851 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
• 1888 » William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
• 1895 » Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1836)
• 1897 » Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1825)
• 1918 » Frank Wedekind, German author and playwright (b. 1864)
• 1925 » Willard Metcalf, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
• 1926 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864)
• 1943 » Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor (b. 1878)

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.
• 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.
• March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
• July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
• November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
• December 26 » Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

The temperature on March 9, 1898 was about 1.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.