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• Andries Jakobs OOSTING, Angelslo Drenthe Netherlands
• Albertha Maas, Bunnik († 1949)
• Adrianus van der Linden, Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1970)
• Aart de Jong, Monster
• Aleida Harmina Maalderink, Zelhem, Nederland († 1893)
• Allegonda Mooren, Maasbree († 1969)
• Aaltje Kalfsvel, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1881)
• Adrianus Cornelis 's Gravendijk, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Agatha Helena Maria 's Gravendijk, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1949)
• Ane Douwes Buwalda, Wonseradeel

• Adriana Mans (66), Wijk en Aalburg
• Dirk van Gorp (74), Almkerk en Uitwijk
• Agnes Leinders (71), Eijsden
• Berendina Wentink (38), Ellecom
• Adriana Alblas (0), Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Schröder (60), Duiven, Gld, Nederland
• Bernardus Hermanus Steens (82), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Roem (66), Bergen op Zoom, Nederland
• Adrianus Hendrikus Cleijpool (0), Delfshaven
• Barton Carlton Claughton (0), Ontario, Canada

• 1870 » Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator († 1952)
• 1871 » James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas († 1944)
• 1878 » Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer († 1933)
• 1879 » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author († 1964)
• 1879 » Taishō, emperor of Japan († 1926)
• 1880 » Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands († 1962)
• 1884 » George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science († 1956)
• 1885 » DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright († 1940)
• 1890 » August Alle, Estonian poet and author († 1952)
• 1893 » Lily Laskine, French harp player († 1988)

• 1867 » Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (b. 1821)
• 1869 » Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
• 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
• 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
• 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)

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

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

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
• July 4 » In Alabama, the Tuskegee Institute opens.
• August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
• October 13 » First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
• November 3 » The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
• December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

The temperature on August 31, 1881 was about 14.1 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%.