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• adrianus wilhelmus bakel van, oss († 1903)
• Adrianus Schipper, Huizen († 1977)
• Hilbert Bos († 1965)
• Albert Gjalts Lindeboom, Bergum, Tie-Deel, Frslnd, Nthr († 1982)
• Adrianus Hogewoning, Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• Albert Barteld BOS, slochteren († 1902)
• Abraham Verwijs, Sint Philipsland gem. Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland NED
• Albert Barteld Bos, Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands († 1902)
• Albert Spiecker, Bandjermasin, N.I († 1943)
• Alida Johanna Machtilda van Wees, Amsterdam († 1920)

• Talsma (0), Tietjerksteradeel
• Adrianus Heeren (1), Etten-Leur
• Abraham Van Den Broek (2), Leusden, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alphonsus Degrande (0), Wingene
• Anthonia van BEMMEL (51), Wijk Bij Duurstede
• Alfred Wilson Cooper (50), Adams, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
• VAN DER LAAN GIJSBERTUS, LEIDEN
• Adrienne Pauline Mutter (11), Jatinegara, Java, Indonesië
• Annetje Vreeman (71), Huizen
• Adriana van Oostrom (61), Ammerzoden

• 1892 » James Basevi Ord, Mexican-American colonel († 1938)
• 1897 » Jackson Scholz, American runner († 1986)
• 1900 » Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer († 1987)
• 1904 » George Brent, Irish-American actor († 1979)
• 1904 » J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor († 1985)
• 1905 » Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge († 1944)
• 1907 » Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer († 1981)
• 1909 » Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter († 1986)
• 1912 » Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1982)
• 1912 » Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author († 1979)

• 1891 » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
• 1897 » James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1898 » Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)
• 1937 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1888)
• 1939 » Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)
• 1941 » Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (b. 1864)

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. Wilhelmus
14. Dirk
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Adriana
7. Elisabeth
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Geertruida
13. Petronella
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• April 18 » The 7.5 M_w  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
• June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
• August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
• October 24 » Guatemala's Santa María Volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
• December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.
• December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

The temperature on March 15, 1902 was between 5.5 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (9%).