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• Adriana Roest, Spijkenisse
• Albertus Exterkate, Goor, 7471, Nederland († 1901)
• Albert de Ruiter, Tjalleberd, Friesland, Nederland († 1901)
• Alberdina Maria (Dina) Campman, Arnhem, Nederland († 1980)
• Adriana Johanna Buurstede, Etten
• Albert Jozef BONTE, Knokke,8300,West Vlaanderen,BELGIE († 1991)
• Adrianus Marinus Potters, roosendaal
• Albertus Schouten, Elst, Nederland († 1902)
• Albertus de Bree, Amersfoort († 1959)
• Alida Maria Boon, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Adelaide Marie Ernestine Neef (69), Wasseiges, Grâce-Hollogne, Liège, Belgique
• Alida van der Stelt (56), De Werken en Sleeuwijk
• Anthonie van der Vliet (1), Jaarsveld, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonia Nijssen (89), Nieuw Vossemeer, N-Br, NL
• Aaltje Smal (64), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Agatha Maria Brouwer (1), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Jemina (76), Knox, Kentucky, United States
• alphonsine DESCAMPS (50), Wasmes (Belgium)
• Adrianus van Driel (64), Terneuzen
• Anna Aletta Dekeling (72), Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1892 » Charles Vanel, French actor and director († 1989)
• 1894 » Christian Schad, German painter († 1982)
• 1895 » Blossom Rock, American actress († 1978)
• 1897 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer († 1966)
• 1902 » Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author († 1972)
• 1903 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor († 1984)
• 1904 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader († 1984)
• 1905 » Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer († 1981)
• 1906 » Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer († 1995)
• 1907 » P. Jeevanandham, Indian lawyer and politician († 1963)

• 1867 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)
• 1870 » Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
• 1888 » James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
• 1905 » Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
• 1910 » Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Laurence Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1875)
• 1935 » John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)
• 1940 » Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)

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 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
• May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
• May 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
• September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

The temperature on August 21, 1900 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.