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• Anna Elisabeth Zielschot, Nld. Haarlem
• Aleida Maria Huirne, Groenlo († 1936)
• Annigje van Linstee, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Anna Speelman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Alvina A Kost, Roscoe, Stearns, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 1969)
• Adrianus van den Broek, Roosendaal († 1971)
• Aaltje Reindersd de Hoop, Bantega, fr.nld († 1972)
• Andrew HOLWERDA, Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan U.S.A († 1979)
• Amos Edward Wynkoop Jenkins, Virginia († 1920)
• Wissink

• Antje Jacobdr Luken (73), Broek op Langedijk, NH, Nederland
• Alexander Frank (0), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Doekbrijder (0), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Meinderdina Almoes (42), Borger
• Anne Sjoerds Ydema (29), Westhem
• Andrina Andries' Bouwknecht (66), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Antje Luken (73), Broek op Langedijk, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Kruimel (53), Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Antonetta Johanna Beudeker
• Alphonsus Bosman (1)

• 1891 » B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice († 1956)
• 1891 » Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler († 1958)
• 1892 » Claire Windsor, American actress († 1972)
• 1892 » Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter († 1962)
• 1892 » V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist († 1957)
• 1902 » Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee († 1974)
• 1903 » Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic († 1978)
• 1903 » Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete († 2002)
• 1904 » John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer († 2000)
• 1905 » Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator († 1999)

• 1888 » Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (b. 1824)
• 1910 » Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1856)
• 1911 » Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1880)
• 1911 » Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (b. 1835)
• 1914 » Hubert Bland, English activist, co-founded the Fabian Society (b. 1855)
• 1916 » Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (b. 1847)
• 1917 » L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician and linguist, created Esperanto (b. 1859)
• 1919 » Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1837)
• 1925 » John Singer Sargent, American painter (b. 1856)

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.
• June 11 » The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
• June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
• July 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
• July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
• December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.

The temperature on April 14, 1898 was about 6.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.