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• Anna Goezinne, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1978)
• Albertus Hermanus Wilhelmusen van Nierop, Lemsterland
• Amédé de Coninck, Haesdonck, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1969)
• Anna Cornelia Dobbe, Stompwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert van de Belt, Fort {DR} (Zuidwolde) († 1918)
• Andreas Hendrik Stolk, Strijen Z.H († 1968)
• Alphonsus Aloisius MARKEY, Nieuwkapelle, 32016, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1982)
• Amedé De Coninck, Haasdonk, België († 1969)
• Andreas Hendrik STOLK, Strijen
• Montaan († 1895)

• Anna Catharina Koninckx (20), Essen, Antwerpen, België
• Agatha van Gasteren (60), Ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Aarnout Schipper(S) (72), nieuw en sint joostland (zeeland)
• Kastelein (0), hellevoetsluis
• - Exalto (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Wassiliko Vrijheer van Serecki (65), Lopuschna, Z.W.-Oekraine
• Aarnout (Aarnoudt, Arenoudt, Arenout) (Louruszn.) Schippers (Schipper) (72), Nieuw-en Sint Joosland
• Bastiaan BRAS (0), Dubbeldam
• Alphonso Napoleon Coelmont (1), Brustem, België
• Adrianus van Rixtel (0), Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1884 » Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg († 1976)
• 1885 » Dino Campana, Italian poet and author († 1932)
• 1886 » Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian († 1965)
• 1887 » Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar († 1959)
• 1888 » Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam († 1980)
• 1890 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist († 1937)
• 1896 » Gostha Pal, Indian footballer († 1976)
• 1897 » Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet († 1970)
• 1898 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright († 1973)
• 1901 » Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1968)

• 1859 » Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)
• 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
• 1887 » Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)
• 1893 » Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
• 1897 » Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
• 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
• 1914 » Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
• 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Petrus
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Dirk
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Albert

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Hendrika
6. Elisabeth
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Aaltje
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 13 » U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USSBoston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
• April 6 » Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
• July 22 » Katharine Lee Bates writes "America the Beautiful" after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• August 14 » France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
• August 15 » Ibadan area becomes a British Protectorate after a treaty signed by Fijabi, the Baale of Ibadan with the British acting Governor of Lagos, George C. Denton.
• September 28 » Foundation of the Portuguese football club FC Porto.

The temperature on August 20, 1893 was about 20.8 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%.