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• Abraham Jansen, Biervliet, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alberdina Cornelia Wijnands, Haarlem, NH, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Bekkers, Alphen en Riel († 1925)
• Aaltjen Berendsen, Brummen († 1972)
• Alberic Arthur Ghekiere, Oostnieuwkerke
• Anna Terstall, Nieuwer Amstel († 1918)
• Andries Teeuw, Charlois
• Amelia de Jesús Botero Toro, Sonsón, Colombia († 1929)
• Adriana Westerhoff, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1964)
• Aaltje Watermulder, Slochteren, Kolham († 1938)

• Johanna Wilhelmina Maria Magdalena Sannes, Westerwijtwerd
• Catharina Valentijn (64), 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alina Petronella Croes (0), Weert
• Anne Tabes Annema (76), Akkerwoude
• Bartholomeus Petrus Zaad, Leiden
• Catharina Cornelia Sinke (18), Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
• Alleberta Castrop (64), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Valentijn (64), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Alen (62), Kattenbos, Lommel, Limburg, België
• Clara Chalowesch Nossen (29), Hamburg, Neidersachsen, Germany

• 1871 » Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France († 1950)
• 1875 » Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator († 1962)
• 1876 » Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics († 1958)
• 1876 » Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea († 1949)
• 1887 » Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat († 1978)
• 1888 » Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician († 1964)
• 1890 » Peder Furubotn, Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (d.1975)
• 1891 » Marquis James, American journalist and author († 1955)
• 1898 » Preston Sturges, American director and producer († 1959)
• 1901 » Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee († 1986)

• 1844 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish missionary and educator, founded the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)
• 1856 » Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, English author and activist (b. 1778)
• 1866 » Tokugawa Iemochi, Japanese shōgun (b. 1846)
• 1877 » Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1801)
• 1889 » Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (b. 1815)
• 1891 » Pierre Lallement, French businessman, invented the bicycle (b. 1843)
• 1892 » William Forbes Skene, Scottish historian and author (b. 1809)
• 1904 » Murad V, Ottoman sultan (b. 1840)
• 1911 » Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (b.1866)
• 1917 » George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (b. 1833)

• 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.
• February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
• February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
• July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
• July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
• September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
• November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.

The temperature on August 29, 1887 was about 18.3 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.