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• Aaltje Kwikkelo, Oldemarkt, Overijssel, Nederland († 1964)
• Adrianus Blankendaal, Heiloo († 1890)
• * Adriaantje Sientje Klop, Vlaardingen († 1981)
• Adele Pinner, Guhrau, Silesia, Poland († 1942)
• Adrianus Blankendaal, Heiloo († 1890)
• Adriana Martina Bloois, de, Maasland, Midden-Delfland, 3155VZ († 1970)
• Aartje Kelderman, Wageningen († 1952)
• Adriana Martina de Bloois, Maasland
• Adriana Veldhuizen, Leersum (Utrechtse Heuvelrug) († 1964)
• Adriaantje Sientje Klop, Vlaardingen († 1981)

• Aart Wols (63), Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Engberts (76)
• Afina Arendina Wind (0), Nieuw-Buinen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Maria Kevelaers (77), Vosselaar
• Adelaide Rotha de Vos (14), Op zee t.h.v. Wellamaddema in Matara
• Anna Maria Wilting (22), Bemmel
• Adam van Putten (83), Hagestein, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• ANNA J WILT WILSON MOYERS (66), Washington Twp., Cambria, Pennsylvania
• Anna Horn (72), Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Jansdr. Wilting (22), Bemmel, Gemeente Lingewaard, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1882 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot († 1908)
• 1883 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist († 1950)
• 1884 » Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor († 1953)
• 1886 » Charlie Ruggles, American actor († 1970)
• 1888 » Edith Evans, English actress († 1976)
• 1888 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet († 1970)
• 1890 » Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1960)
• 1893 » Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma († 1977)
• 1894 » King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1897 » Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India († 1969)

• 1849 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
• 1849 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer (b. 1800)
• 1856 » Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and academic (b. 1773)
• 1907 » Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom, Dutch chemist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1910 » Hans Jæger, Norwegian philosopher and activist (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (b. 1828)
• 1915 » François Langelier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1838)
• 1921 » George Formby Sr, English actor and singer (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, geographer, and philologist (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)

• 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.
• July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
• July 10 » Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
• July 27 » Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
• September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
• September 25 » The United States Congress establishes Sequoia National Park.
• November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.

The temperature on February 8, 1890 was about -2.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m² and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.