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• Alida Magdalena Vanacker, Emelgem, 8870, Izegem, West Vlaanderen
• Adriana Josina Bogers, Stratum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adeline BETTI, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France († 1900)
• André Leonard Oscar Braet, Sint-Michiels
• Abraham van der Sluijs, Rotterdam († 1942)
• Agatha Johanna Elisabeth van Notten, Loenen aan de Vecht,,Utrecht,Netherlands († 1966)
• Annetta Knubben, Maastricht (Limburg) († 1957)
• Abraham Bazen, Sint Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland († 1899)
• Annigje Den HARTOG, Strijen
• Adriana Josina Corneliia Bogers, Stratum († 1973)

• Adrianus den den Ouden (84), Moerkapelle
• Adriana Bolkesteijn (0), Almelo, Ambt
• Adriana Bolkesteijn (0), Almelo Ambt
• Anna Mechtilda Evers (78)
• Aafke van der Laan (0), Slochteren, Siddeburen, GR, Nederland
• Antonius Gosen (10), Nijmegen
• Akke Dobbinga (78), schiermonnikoog
• Alida Taal (0), Scheveningen ('s-Gravenhage)
• Maria Hietbrink (38), Millingen
• Augusta Victorina BOEYDEN (1), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, België

• 1896 » Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist († 1986)
• 1897 » Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general († 1983)
• 1898 » Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate († 1988)
• 1899 » Walter Beall, American baseball player († 1959)
• 1900 » Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader († 1964)
• 1900 » Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate († 1976)
• 1900 » Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist († 1986)
• 1900 » Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist († 1980)
• 1904 » J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages († 1993)
• 1904 » Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher († 1982)

• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
• 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
• 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
• 1934 » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
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. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Neeltje
14. Petronella
15. Geertruida
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 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 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
• February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
• February 14 » Voting machines are approved by the U.S. Congress for use in federal elections.
• April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
• November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.
• December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

The temperature on July 29, 1899 was about 17.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.