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• Adèle Marie Leenknegt, Hooglede West-Vlaanderen België († 1965)
• Albertje Roelofs Oosten, Schoteruiterdijken, Friesland, Nederland († 1951)
• Alvin John Foster, Colby, Clark, Wisconsin, United States († 1937)
• Adrianus Hartkoorn, Nieuw Lekkerland († 1884)
• Abraham van der Wel, Wijk aan Zee en Duin († 1884)
• Aaltje Beumer, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1884)
• Anna Alberdina Smit, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1953)
• Aaron Seale, Brazos County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1884)
• Albertje Roelofs Oosten, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1951)
• Adriana Straatman, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1887)

• Bartholomeus van der Sprong (34), Haastrecht
• Anna Catharina Maria van de Graaf (78), Wamel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Rebers (84)
• Antje Jdr Bakker (2), Harenkarspel
• Aartje de Bruin (29), Vreeland
• Aartje de Bruijn (29), Vreeland
• Anna Catharina Smans (74), Arnhem, Gemeente Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albertje Hoogeveen (40), Havelte, Drenthe, Nederland
• Bartholomeus van der Sprong (34), Haastrecht
• Anna Catharina Capitijns (76), Brasschaat

• 1873 » Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician and philosopher († 1928)
• 1874 » Max Scheler, German philosopher and author († 1928)
• 1880 » George Herriman, American cartoonist († 1944)
• 1880 » Gorch Fock, German author and poet († 1916)
• 1881 » James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman († 1949)
• 1882 » Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot († 1919)
• 1887 » Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1977)
• 1890 » Cecil Kellaway, South African actor († 1973)
• 1891 » Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer († 1983)
• 1891 » Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor († 1973)

• 1850 » Nikolaus Lenau, Romanian-Austrian poet and author (b. 1802)
• 1861 » Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)
• 1888 » Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)
• 1891 » Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
• 1903 » Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
• 1904 » Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
• 1909 » Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
• 1914 » Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
• 1918 » Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
• 1920 » Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)

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.
• February 23 » Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an anti-trust law.
• August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
• October 4 » First run of the Orient Express.
• 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 August 22, 1883 was about 27.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%.