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• Adriana Cornelia van Nes, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1890)
• Nijgh, Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Jochums van Zwol, Terwispel († 1971)
• Adriana Cornelia van NES, Rotterdam
• (Stillborn) WIJNGAARDEN, Oude Pekela Groningen Netherlands († 1889)
• Albertje de Veen, Nieuw Buinen († 1919)
• Abraham Smit, Grootschermer († 1958)
• (Levenloos) van Sikkelerus, Hontenisse, zeeland, Nederland († 1889)
• Albert van Zwol, Terwispel († 1971)
• Alkina Vegter, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1931)

• Aagje Rees, van (49), Sliedrecht Zhl. NL
• Aukje Hendriks Jelsma (15), Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van Berkom (1), Breda, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Hitje Basstra (1), Kollumerland
• Antje Franses Noosbomer (Nosbomer) (55), Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Wacker (69), Dörpen, Emsland
• (Stillborn) WIJNGAARDEN (0), Oude Pekela Groningen Netherlands
• (Levenloos) van Sikkelerus (0), Hontenisse, zeeland, Nederland
• Aaltje Slag (59), S. Blendon, Ottawa, MI (USA)
• Adriana Klopper (0), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• 1879 » Jane Darwell, American actress († 1967)
• 1881 » P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright († 1975)
• 1882 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach († 1941)
• 1884 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot († 1910)
• 1887 » Frederick Fleet, English sailor († 1965)
• 1888 » S. S. Van Dine, American author and critic († 1939)
• 1890 » Álvaro de Campos, Portuguese poet and engineer († 1935)
• 1893 » Carol II of Romania († 1953)
• 1894 » Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel († 1965)
• 1897 » Johannes Sikkar, Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile († 1960)

• 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
• 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
• 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
• 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
• 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
• 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
• 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
• 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Wilhelmina
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• January 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
• February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
• April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
• April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
• May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
• May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

The temperature on October 15, 1889 was about 13.1 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.