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• Adriaan Spruijt, Ellewoutsdijk († 1883)
• Adrianus den Biggelaar, Standdaarbuiten († 1883)
• Alma Bertha Mantz, Dantzig (Duitsland)
• Alfred Banner, Wreschen, Poznan, Wlkp., Poland († 1941)
• Agnes Catharina Eckhardt, 's-Gravenhage
• Alida Maria Johannes van der Laan, Workum, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland
• Alfons Gommaar Mets, Lier, België
• Albert Warners, Giethoorn († 1969)
• BOELHOUWERS, Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1883)
• Adriana Clasina Rondel, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1956)

• Adrianus Andreas Eilander (0), Muiden, prov. Noord Holland
• Andrew J Hall (45), Autauga, Alabama, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria (Pluecken ~ Pleuken) Plukken (76), Beesel
• Anna Maria Boogaard van den (64), Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Anna Theresia HEINDRYCKX (67), Ichtegem
• Adrianus Andreas Eilander (0), Muiden
• Adrianus Bezemer (3), Krimpen aan de Lek, ZH, Nederland
• Anna Maria Josepha Schepers (63), Hulsberg, Limburg, Netherlands
• Aloys Graaf van Wurmbrand-Stuppach (33), Gornja Radgona (Ober-Radkersburg), Steiermark, Slovenië
• Aagje Veldhuizen (72), Utrecht

• 1873 » Hans von Euler-Chelpin, German-Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
• 1874 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish captain and explorer († 1922)
• 1883 » Sax Rohmer, English-American author († 1959)
• 1890 » Robert Ley, German politician († 1945)
• 1892 » James Forrestal, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Defense († 1949)
• 1892 » Roy Rene, Australian comedian († 1954)
• 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
• 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
• 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
• 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)

• 1844 » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
• 1847 » Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (b. 1794)
• 1848 » Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (b. 1771)
• 1849 » Pierre François Verhulst, Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
• 1857 » Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (b. 1804)
• 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
• 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
• 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
• 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
• May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
• August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
• August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
• October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.

The temperature on February 15, 1883 was about 5.8 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.