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• Adriana Izabella Luijendijk, Den Bommel († 1972)
• Adrianus Storm, Vlaardingen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Compier, Ouder-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Anna Maria Wilhelmina Hubertina Gadiot, Gronsveld († 1963)
• Albert Mouw, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1918)
• Schoels, Wellen (B) († 1882)
• Adrianus Bruurs, Hilvarenbeek
• Alida van Midden, Hilversum († 1955)
• Anna Elisabeth Pruym, Antwerpen
• Anna Petronella Hol, Rumpt († 1883)

• Aart Bisschop (58), Dordrecht
• Anna Rebecca VAN DYCK (66), Herenthout, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
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• Aaltje Smeenge (63), Rolde
• Andreas BONTE (49), Zedelgem,8210,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Anna Maria de Ridder (0), Rotterdam
• Aaltjen Nijeboer (55), Brucht, Hardenberg
• Anna Susanna Kramer (0), Utrecht
• Antje Jongejan (0), Warmenhuizen
• Adrianus Vlasveld (0), Zoeterwoude E 78

• 1870 » Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist († 1965)
• 1871 » Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company († 1948)
• 1872 » Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer († 1947)
• 1873 » Fred Stone, American actor and producer († 1959)
• 1878 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines († 1944)
• 1881 » George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor († 1955)
• 1881 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd († 1954)
• 1883 » Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company († 1971)
• 1883 » José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal († 1965)
• 1887 » S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician († 1943)

• 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
• 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
• 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
• 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
• 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)

• 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 24 » Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
• July 11 » The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
• August 20 » Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuts in Moscow, Russia.
• September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
• September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
• October 16 » The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business.

The temperature on August 19, 1882 was about 15.9 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.