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• Adriana van der Aa, Den Dungen († 1907)
• Anna Petronella Verdegaal, Noordwijkerhout († 1921)
• Albert Barelds, Exloermond Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 1967)
• Alida Siben, Maurik (GL)
• Anna Maria Verstegen, Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
• Albert Veening, Haren, Groningen, Nederland († 1889)
• Anna Maria Theresia Mommers, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1889)
• Aallert van den Bremen († 1973)
• Aaltje Schutte, Zwolle, Ov, The Netherlands († 1894)
• Alva C Carroll, Anderson County, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1910)

• Aldert Dirksz Kralt (65), Rijnsburg
• Albertine Marie du Hamel de Fougeroux (55), Orléans, Loiret, France
• Alphonsus Eduardus DEWULF (3), Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Anna Catharina Van den Enden (71), Antwerpen,, Antwerpen, België
• Adriaan van der Grijn (51), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Anthonij (Anthoni, Antoni) Ardesch (95), Magele, Nederland
• Adrianus Nicolaas de Lepper (83), Udenhout, NL
• Alida (Abbingh) Abbing (78), Eext, Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriaan Nicolaas de Lepper (83), Udenhout
• Aart Schiebaan (14), Rotterdam

• 1882 » John Barrymore, American actor († 1942)
• 1884 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright († 1974)
• 1884 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and director († 1947)
• 1890 » Dick Richards Welsh international footballer, forward
• 1890 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh-English painter and author († 1956)
• 1891 » Katherine Stinson, American aviator († 1977)
• 1892 » Radola Gajda, Czech commander and politician († 1948)
• 1894 » Jack Benny, American actor and producer († 1974)
• 1895 » Max Horkheimer, German philosopher and sociologist († 1973)
• 1895 » Wilhelm Burgdorf, German general († 1945)

• 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
• 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
• 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
• 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
• 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
• 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
• 1910 » Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish lawyer and politician (b. 1880)
• 1929 » Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (b. 1875)

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.
• June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
• June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
• June 26 » Bangui is founded by Albert Dolisie and Alfred Uzac in what was then the upper reaches of the French Congo.
• October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.

The temperature on February 14, 1889 was about 1.5 °C. There was 5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 36 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.