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• Adolph Brandenburger, Waldaubach, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany († 1959)
• Akke Brouwer, Kooten, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1971)
• Aagje Wildeboer, Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1925)
• Albert Schoneveld, Voorst, Twello († 1976)
• Adrianus Antonius Braam, Doesburg, Nederland († 1888)
• Aagje Dirks Wildeboer, Schoorl († 1925)
• Andreas Bartholomeus Maas, 's-Heerenhoek, Zeeland, Nederland († 1921)
• Anna Constantia VOET, Eine († 1969)
• Aaltje Rijnderts Bruin, Vlieland, Friesland, Nederland
• Veraart, Hoeven († 1887)

• Aaltje Wieggers Jager (83), Giethoorn, Overijssel, 8355, Netherlands
• Anne Wijbes van Dokkumburg (63), Berlikum
• Adelheidina Jürgens Rosenthal (72), Stiekelkamperfehn
• Adrianus Marie van Koppen (0), Delft
• Amalie SCHENK von GEYERN (55), Wiesbaden, Hessen, Deutschland
• Alphonsus LEURS (43), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Anna Maria Leijte (0), Engelen (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Alberdine Reurslag (44), Laren
• Alberdine Reurslag (45), Laren
• Adriana Guijt (0), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1878 » Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright († 1937)
• 1883 » Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy († 1945)
• 1883 » Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author († 1942)
• 1884 » Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy († 1975)
• 1885 » Theda Bara, American actress († 1955)
• 1887 » Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer († 1951)
• 1888 » Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope († 1982)
• 1891 » Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic († 1966)
• 1892 » William Powell, American actor and singer († 1984)
• 1896 » Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist († 1986)

• 1856 » Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (b. 1810)
• 1857 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)
• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
• 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
• 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Neeltje
13. Jacoba
14. Geertruida
15. Antje
16. Petronella

• 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 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
• April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
• April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
• May 9 » Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.
• July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

The temperature on July 29, 1887 was about 26.7 °C. The air pressure was 14 kgf/m² and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%.