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• Aaron Zegerius‏‎ (geboren Zegerius), Amsterdam, Government of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands († 1943)
• * Theodora van der Sanden, Drunen († 1940)
• Adrianus Henricus Antonius Janssen, Tilburg († 1988)
• Albert Nekkers, Lochem († 1934)
• Aäron Zegerius, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Afra Geertruida STADEGAARD, Wijdewormer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Anna Bannink, Wormen (Apeldoorn) († 1889)
• Albert Kiesbrink, Epe
• Alphonsus Cornelis Verheijen, Baarle-Nassau († 1983)
• Anna Harriette Wecker, Queensland, Australia († 1981)

• (75), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Annelien Raaff (0), Soerabaja, Kota Surabaya, Oost Java, Indonesië
• Albert van Es (25), Mijdrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Posdijk (0), Mijdrecht
• Anne Hulshoff (0), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Jeltes Zuidhofs Swart (64), Oostwold
• Antje Adriana Grietje Drost (1), Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Roels DeVries (33), Opsterland
• van Dijk (0), Finkum
• Anton Borggreve (50), Uelsen, Grafschaft Bentheim, Niedersachsen, Duitsland

• 1883 » Scott Nearing, American economist and educator († 1983)
• 1886 » Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic († 1971)
• 1887 » Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver († 1957)
• 1889 » George Kenney, Canadian-American general († 1977)
• 1889 » John Middleton Murry, English poet and author († 1957)
• 1890 » Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland († 1956)
• 1891 » William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia († 1970)
• 1892 » Hoot Gibson, American actor, director, and producer († 1962)
• 1893 » Wright Patman, American lieutenant and politician († 1976)
• 1895 » Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban pianist and composer († 1963)

• 1850 » Edward Walsh, Irish poet and songwriter (b. 1805)
• 1866 » John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (b. 1818)
• 1881 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
• 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
• 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)

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.
• February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
• April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
• July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
• August 4 » The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
• October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
• November 11 » The State of Washington is admitted as the 42nd state of the United States.

The temperature on August 6, 1889 was about 17.9 °C. The air pressure was 32 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.