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• Alida Maria Voogd, Monster († 1962)
• Adriaan Bruijnzeel († 1972)
• Agnes Tebyll, Nieukerk, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany († 1961)
• Aafje van den Berg, Harlingen
• Afiena KETELAAR, Exloërmond (Odoorn), Drenthe, Nederland († 1976)
• Adriana Verhoeven, Vlijmen († 1938)
• Aagje Slom, Westzaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Albert Leonard Williams, Worthen, Shropshire, England († 1955)
• Adrianus Johannes VAN KUIJK, Rotterdam
• Adriaan Willeboordse, Middelburg, Zeeland, NL († 1924)

• AUKJE JANS STRATING (76), WILDERVANK, Groningen, Nederland
• Abele de Haan (12), Surhuizum, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Catalina de Vos (24), Terneuzen, Nederland
• Albert Jan ten Have (62), Diepenheim, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aukje Jans Strating (76), Wildervank, Groningen, Nederland
• Maria Wilhelmina Hubertina Loijson (3), Ubach over worms
• Arie Marinus Gerardus van Veelen (0), Monster
• Arie van der Maas (60), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina Francisca Saisier (68), Woumen
• Benkmina Jongeling (0), Bunde, Ostfriesland, Germany

• 1879 » Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor († 1926)
• 1884 » Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States († 1972)
• 1885 » Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author († 1965)
• 1892 » Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat († 1981)
• 1893 » Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Ouimet, American golfer († 1967)
• 1893 » Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster († 1963)
• 1895 » Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor († 1972)
• 1895 » Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop († 1979)
• 1895 » James H. Kindelberger, American businessman († 1962)

• 1837 » Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
• 1842 » Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
• 1853 » Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
• 1880 » Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (b. 1821)
• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)

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

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

• 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.
• March 29 » The Knights of Columbus is established.
• May 20 » The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed.
• June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
• September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
• September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
• December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.

The temperature on May 8, 1882 was about 12.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%.