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• Alfons Ariën, Beringen, Limburg, België († 1974)
• Anna Geertruida Carels († 1993)
• van Dalen, Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1904)
• Anna Francisca Jacoba (Francina) Mersch, Vlaardingen, Nederland († 1960)
• , Ingelmunster († 1904)
• Ana Veloso, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 1951)
• Adriana Maria Christina van Geel, Rucphen († 1988)
• Alphons Joannes Baptista Van Laer, Vlimmeren, Beerse, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Anna Probst, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1970)
• Adrianus Muller, Hoorn

• Adriana Diemel (44), haarlem
• Adrianus Appels (33)
• Anna Margarete Schröder (38), Oldenburg, Deutschland
• Anthony (Antonie) Voorderman (70), Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria van den Heuvel (64), Deurne
• Ariaantje Rooker (56), Venhuizen
• Anthonia Cecilia Verstringe (28), Sluis, Gemeente Sluis, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Maria TIMMERMANS (45), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Anna Maria Luken (20), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alfons DEGRENDELE (44), Roeselare

• 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)
• 1905 » Clara Bow, American actress († 1965)
• 1905 » Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate († 1961)
• 1905 » Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator († 2006)
• 1906 » Thelma Todd, American actress and singer († 1935)
• 1907 » Melvin Belli, American lawyer († 1996)

• 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. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
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)
• 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 5.4 million citizens.
• January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
• February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
• April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
• June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
• July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
• October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.

The temperature on July 29, 1904 was between 9.9 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.