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• Albert Gruppen, Alteveer (gem. Hoogeveen) († 1890)
• Adrianus Johannes Augustein, Rilland Bath († 1949)
• Albertje Jans Bisschop, Ruinen († 1932)
• Anna Arnolda Maria van der Waerden, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alexander Goudeketting, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Anna Elisabeth van der Spek, 's-Gravenhage († 1891)
• Agstteribbe, Amsterdam († 1899)
• Angenieta Erkelens, Giessendam
• Alexander Goudeketting, Amsterdam († 1943)
• adriaantje janna van der SIJDE, strijen

• Anna Angela Fenslage (0), Altharen, Haren (Ems)
• Aaltje Jans van der Molen, Oostwold, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland
• Bastiejaan Poll (78), Amsterdam
• Andries Spreen (41), Borger
• Arnt Garthe (4), Northport, Leelanau, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Berghs (53), Neer,, Limburg, Nederland
• Bastiaantje van der Burg (16), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolus De Schutter (75), Herenthout, België
• Anna Angela Fenslage (0), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Agnes Vanitsen (75), Brustem-Sint-Truiden

• 1882 » Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot († 1919)
• 1887 » Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1977)
• 1890 » Cecil Kellaway, South African actor († 1973)
• 1891 » Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer († 1983)
• 1891 » Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor († 1973)
• 1893 » Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist († 1967)
• 1893 » Ernest H. Volwiler, American chemist († 1992)
• 1893 » Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army († 1977)
• 1895 » László Almásy, Hungarian captain, pilot, and explorer († 1951)
• 1895 » Paul Comtois, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Lieutenant Governor of Quebec († 1966)

• 1861 » Xianfeng, Emperor of China (b. 1831)
• 1888 » Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1817)
• 1891 » Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
• 1903 » Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
• 1904 » Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
• 1909 » Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
• 1914 » Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
• 1918 » Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
• 1920 » Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)

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.
• March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
• May 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
• May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
• June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
• November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
• November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

The temperature on August 22, 1889 was about 18.0 °C. There was 10 mm of rain. The air pressure was 44 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 73%.