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• Abraham Pierens († 1960)
• Aart Nugteren, Rotterdam, Nederland
• Anna Flintrop, Kevelaer, Duitsland († 1955)
• Abram Pietersz Glas, Broek op Langedijk, North Holland, Netherlands († 1967)
• Andries Michiel VAN Zyl, Swellendam, Cape, S.A († 1950)
• Andries Alles Nicolai, Ureterp, Gemeente Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland († 1972)
• Adriana de WITTE, Krabbendijke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1956)
• Adrianus de Groot, Zwijndrecht
• Abram Glas, Broek op L'dijk († 1967)
• Adriana Francisca van der Meijden, Boxtel († 1890)

• Alberdina Slaper (2), Oude Pekela
• Anna Catharina Haan (64), Gendt, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Kroesbergen, Bennekom
• anke douwes mik (60), odoorn
• Aaltje Ymes Kingma (0), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Kroesbergen (75), Bennekom
• Binnema (0), Twijzel, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Vreeswijk (59), Nieuwe Tonge
• Adriana Spaans (62), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberdina de Jonge (1), Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1885 » Will Durant, American historian and philosopher († 1981)
• 1886 » Sadae Inoue, Japanese general († 1961)
• 1887 » Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-American pianist and educator († 1961)
• 1890 » Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter and illustrator († 1977)
• 1892 » J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist († 1964)
• 1892 » John Alcock, captain in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force († 1919)
• 1893 » Raymond Loewy, French-American engineer and designer († 1986)
• 1894 » Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician († 1960)
• 1895 » Charles MacArthur, American playwright and screenwriter († 1956)
• 1895 » Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer († 1956)

• 1872 » Thomas Sully, English-American painter (b. 1783)
• 1876 » Theodor von Heuglin, German explorer and ornithologist (b. 1824)
• 1879 » James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist and mathematician (b. 1831)
• 1923 » Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (b. 1880)
• 1928 » Vlasios Tsirogiannis, Greek general (b. 1872)
• 1930 » Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Luigi Facta, Italian politician, journalist and Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1861)
• 1931 » Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (b. 1866)
• 1933 » Texas Guinan, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1884)
• 1933 » Walther von Dyck, German mathematician and academic (b. 1856)

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 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.
• June 1 » The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
• July 1 » Canada and Bermuda are linked by telegraph cable.
• July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
• July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
• November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
• November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

The temperature on November 5, 1890 was about 4.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%.