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• Anna Tecla Jansen, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1982)
• Grimbergen, Rijnsburg
• Abraham Cohen, Utrecht († 1944)
• Anna Maria Catharina van Bouwdijk Bastiaanse, Bemmel,Gemeente Lingewaard,Gelderland,Netherlands
• Anthonia Korteweg, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alice Angress, Wroclaw, Silesia, Poland († 1945)
• Anna (Johanna Catharina) TAK (TAX), Hoeven (Nb, Nl) († 1965)
• Antonetta Weijers, Gennep, NL († 1922)
• Afke BOUMA, Haskerland(Friesland)
• Aalt Polman, De Bilt († 1883)

• Agnes JONES (31)
• Anna Cornelia van Bezouw (78), Gilze
• Anna Gertrudis Wilms (41), Helden
• Albert van Lavieren (82), Zoelen
• Adriaan Smolders (44)
• Aldert Laviere van (82), Zoelen
• Anna Cornelia van Bezouw (Besouw) (78), Gilze
• Alida Sophia Cornelia Vrouwenfelder (2), 's-Gravenhage
• anna gertruds wilms (41), helden
• Antonia Korbeld (70), Raalte

• 1873 » John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic († 1946)
• 1877 » Ralph McKittrick, American golfer and tennis player († 1923)
• 1878 » Reggie Duff, Australian cricketer († 1911)
• 1880 » Percy Sherwell, South African cricketer and tennis player († 1948)
• 1887 » Charles I of Austria († 1922)
• 1887 » Marcus Garvey, Jamaican journalist and activist, founded Black Star Line († 1940)
• 1888 » Monty Woolley, American actor, raconteur, and pundit († 1963)
• 1890 » Harry Hopkins, American politician and diplomat, 8th United States Secretary of Commerce († 1946)
• 1890 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish soldier and pilot († 1920)
• 1893 » John Brahm, German-American director and production manager († 1982)

• 1850 » José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (b. 1778)
• 1861 » Alcée Louis la Branche, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to Texas (b. 1806)
• 1870 » Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (b. 1818)
• 1875 » Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (b. 1827)
• 1897 » William Jervois, English engineer and diplomat, 10th Governor of South Australia (b. 1821)
• 1901 » Edmond Audran, French organist and composer (b. 1842)
• 1903 » Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (b. 1825)
• 1908 » Radoje Domanović, Serbian satirist and journalist (b. 1873)
• 1909 » Madan Lal Dhingra, Indian activist (b. 1883)
• 1918 » Moisei Uritsky, Russian activist and politician (b. 1873)

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.
• January 16 » The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil Service, is enacted by Congress.
• March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
• May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
• August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• August 21 » An F5 tornado strikes Rochester, Minnesota, leading to the creation of the Mayo Clinic.
• November 18 » American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.

The temperature on August 17, 1883 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.