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• Antonia van Dijk, Hoogland
• Anna Maria van Lier, Baarle-Nassau
• Antje Koning, Sloten († 1961)
• Anastacio Varela, Eagle Pass, Texas († 1947)
• Aaltje van der Wal, IJlst († 1883)
• Anthonia Wilhelmina de Caes, Utrecht
• Abraham de Jong, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Aart ZWART, Alblasserdam
• Antonia Turkenburg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anton Johann Bernard Maria Peek, Utrecht, Utr, Nederland († 1932)

• Rijnberg (0), Sint-Annaland
• Adrianus van Nugteren (81), Oud-Beijerland
• Adriaan DEKKER (80), Huizen (Noord-Holland)
• Andries Hilbrands Oosterwal (0), Stiens
• Adrianus Dirksz Van NUCHTEREN (81), Oud-Beijerland
• Anna Catharina Silverans (66), Zemst
• Anna Cornelia Oosterveer, Schiedam
• Adeline Omérine Dhulu (29), Richebourg Saint-Vaast
• Anna Catharina Geerdes (80), Harfsen, Gorssel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriaan Dekker (80), Huizen

• 1874 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales († 1941)
• 1882 » Sylvia Pankhurst, English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist († 1960)
• 1883 » Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler, American mathematician († 1966)
• 1883 » Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English general and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India († 1950)
• 1884 » Chief Bender, American baseball player and coach († 1954)
• 1885 » Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician († 1924)
• 1887 » Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient († 1941)
• 1889 » Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier († 1973)
• 1890 » Christopher Morley, American journalist and author († 1957)
• 1892 » Dorothy Garrod, British archaeologist († 1968)

• 1855 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1786)
• 1859 » Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician and academic (b. 1805)
• 1860 » Jean-Charles Prince, Canadian bishop (b. 1804)
• 1883 » John O'Shanassy, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1818)
• 1892 » August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (b. 1818)
• 1896 » Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. 1839)
• 1902 » Bret Harte, American short story writer and poet (b. 1836)
• 1907 » Şeker Ahmed Pasha, Turkish soldier and painter (b. 1841)
• 1913 » Henry Moret, French painter (b. 1856)
• 1916 » John MacBride, Irish soldier and rebel (b. 1865)

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

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. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
16. Antje

• 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.
• February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
• May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
• May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
• August 27 » Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
• October 20 » Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
• October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.

The temperature on May 5, 1883 was about 17.7 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 47%.