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• Adrianus Johannes van Loon, Drunen († 1901)
• Anna Maria Hendrina van den Heurik, Nederweert († 1962)
• Age Bergsma, Tietjerkstradeel († 1900)
• * Jan de Jong, Lexmond († 1946)
• Aaltje POTZE, Vlagtwedde Groningen Netherlands († 1961)
• Adriana Schilder, Hof van Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Rietveld, Jutphaas, Utrecht, Nederland
• Andries Bosma, Oranjedorp Emmen Drenthe Nederland († 1969)
• Anna Maria Antonia de Leur, Schiedam († 1978)
• Alida Rietveld, Jutphaas († 1983)

• Anna Catharina Wagemans (64), Riksingen
• Aaltje Boer (53), Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Abraham Christiaan Everaars (68), Heenvliet, ZH, Nederland
• Adriaan de Greef (69), Zeelst
• Teunis van Koetsveld (46), Veenendaal
• Alida Elizabeth Kooren (28), Utrecht
• Aaltje Boer (53), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aart Meernik (70), Hilversum
• * Johanna Peek (0)
• Aaltina Hilgina Doesburg (2), Wagenborgen gem. Termunten

• 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
• 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
• 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
• 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1899 » Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress († 1985)
• 1899 » Georges Auric, French composer († 1983)
• 1904 » Antonin Magne, French cyclist and manager († 1983)
• 1904 » Mary Adshead, English painter († 1995)
• 1905 » Harold Arlen, Jewish-American composer († 1986)
• 1907 » Jean Langlais, French organist and composer († 1991)

• 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
• 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
• 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
• 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
• 1924 » Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)
• 1928 » H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
• 1932 » Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (b. 1865)
• 1933 » Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1850)

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. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Grietje
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Petronella
14. Neeltje
15. Aaltje
16. Trijntje

• 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.
• February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
• March 14 » The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.
• April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
• April 30 » Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor.
• May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
• May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

The temperature on February 15, 1900 was about -1.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.