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• Anna Maria Clara Mottaer, Heers, België († 1955)
• Anna Aardoom, 's-Gravendeel († 1970)
• Adriana Heesbeen, Vlijmen († 1961)
• Aaltje DENNEBOOM, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1985)
• Anna Aardoom, 's-Gravendeel, South Holland, Netherlands († 1970)
• Adriaan Raijmakers, Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Nederland
• Albertus Schepers, Lonneker Zuid Eschmarke († 1885)
• Amelia VOORN, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alexandria Gerritsen, Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1939)
• Anna Jillisd Littel, Rhoon, zh.nld († 1905)

• Anna Maria Sibilla Poiesz (0), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Bernardus ten Kate (66), Warm {GE} (Gendringen)
• Charles Frederik Van der Sloot (53), Bojonegoro Plaats in Java, Indonesië
• ? Tepper, Kolham gem. Slochteren
• Charles Frederik Johannes Hijstek (2), Nieuwer-Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus te Kate (66), Warm (Gendringen)
• Anna Catharina Pöttker (62), Düneburg, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• aaltje van RIJ (0), geervliet
• Arjaantje Prins (0), Sliedrecht
• Anna Maria Janssen (33), Oosterbeek, Nederland

• 1872 » Tanguturi Prakasam, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Andhra († 1957)
• 1875 » Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter and sculptor († 1946)
• 1875 » William Eccles, English physicist and engineer († 1966)
• 1877 » István Medgyaszay, Hungarian architect and academic († 1959)
• 1880 » Alexander Grin, Russian sailor and author († 1932)
• 1883 » Jonathan M. Wainwright, American general, Medal of Honor recipient († 1953)
• 1884 » Ogden L. Mills, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1937)
• 1884 » Will Cuppy, American author and critic († 1949)
• 1890 » Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday († 1971)
• 1891 » Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer († 1944)

• 1831 » Ferenc Kazinczy, Hungarian author and poet (b. 1759)
• 1853 » Alexander Calder, American lawyer and politician (b. 1806)
• 1867 » Auguste-Marseille Barthélemy, French poet and author (b. 1796)
• 1892 » Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827)
• 1900 » Kuroda Kiyotaka, Japanese general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
• 1924 » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (b. 1856)
• 1926 » Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (b. 1895)
• 1927 » Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1888)
• 1927 » Nicola Sacco, Italian anarchist convicted of murder (b. 1891)
• 1933 » Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller (b. 1870)

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.
• May 30 » In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
• August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
• August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
• October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.
• December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
• December 21 » The Royal Canadian Dragoons and The Royal Canadian Regiment, the first Permanent Force cavalry and infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, are formed.

The temperature on August 23, 1883 was about 17.3 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.