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• Adriana van Velzen, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1888)
• Albertus Dees, Terneuzen
• Angenieta BROEKHUIJZEN, Leiden († 1888)
• Adelaide Charles WASHEIM, Wadsworth, Washoe Co., Nevada, Verenigde Staten († 1947)
• Adolf Gerrits Rameyer, Oldeholtpade, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Amanda Anna Ellen Blecke, Addison Township († 1951)
• Aaldert Moes, Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands(Hijkersmilde)
• Aleida Bennink, Gendringen
• Willemke Leistra, Schoterland († 1935)
• Adriana van Velzen, Bodegraven {ZH} († 1888)

• Anthonius Faes (49), 's-Heerenhoek, Borssele, Borsele, Zuid-Beveland, Zeeland, Nl
• Arij van der Wilk (54), Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia van Opstal (68), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie de Boom (85), Krimpen aan den IJssel
• Annette Waars (47), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Arie van der Wilk (54), Pijnacker
• Amos Hibbs CDVI (78), Guernsey, Ohio, United States
• Atze Kornelis Blei (52), Leiden
• Aaltje Oosterwijk (89), Rotterdam
• Anna van Staveren (77), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, NL

• 1873 » Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York († 1944)
• 1878 » William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, 7th Premier of Alberta († 1943)
• 1879 » Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher († 1950)
• 1883 » Archer Baldwin, American-English farmer and politician († 1966)
• 1883 » Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1960)
• 1884 » Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan († 1948)
• 1887 » William Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner and coach († 1967)
• 1890 » Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (1952-1958) who granted women the right to vote. († 1973)
• 1897 » Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter († 1976)
• 1899 » Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard († 2001)

• 1879 » Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, Brazilian poet and painter (b. 1806)
• 1896 » José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author (b. 1861)
• 1906 » Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (b. 1828)
• 1908 » Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1844)
• 1916 » Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (b. 1869)
• 1928 » Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1874)
• 1937 » Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (b. 1852)
• 1940 » Childe Wills, American engineer (b. 1878)
• 1941 » El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (b. 1890)
• 1944 » Romain Rolland, French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)

• 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 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 20 » The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
• February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
• April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
• June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
• September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
• November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.

The temperature on December 30, 1887 was about -2.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.