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• Adriana Kentrop, Wilnis († 1992)
• * Johanna-Geertruda van den Hoven, Drunen († 1971)
• Andreas Reiters, Maastricht († 1895)
• André ROOSELEER, Borchtlombeek,1761,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1896)
• Adriana Cornelia Hoogendoorn, Mijdrecht, De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1896)
• Aart Roos, alkmaar († 1977)
• Aaltje Riemersma († 1976)
• Alieda de Wilde, Amersfoort
• Andreas Wilhelmus Henricus Adrianus Koenraat, Tilburg
• Aloisius Alphonsus Victor de Schepper, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Nederland

• Cornelia van der Haar (46), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Amélie Climène Koechlin (94), L'Arbresle, Rhône, France
• Coleta Francisca Vannieuwenhuyse (71), Eernegem
• Ariaantje van Vliet (52), Hillegersberg, Nederland
• Aaltje van Dragt (1), Epe
• Anna Catherina Michiels (62), Sint-Pieters-Rode
• Catharina Charlotte van Riel (1), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriaan van Erve (62)
• Alice HUNT (68), Amherstburg, 1654297, Ontario, Canada
• Aagje Burggraaf (27), Rotterdam

• 1888 » Armand J. Piron, American violinist, composer, and bandleader († 1943)
• 1888 » T. E. Lawrence, British colonel, diplomat, writer and archaeologist († 1935)
• 1892 » Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator († 1982)
• 1892 » Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat († 1983)
• 1894 » George Meany, American plumber and labor leader († 1980)
• 1895 » Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss author and playwright († 1981)
• 1895 » Liane Haid, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer († 2000)
• 1900 » Ida Browne, Australian geologist and palaeontologist († 1976)
• 1902 » Georgette Heyer, English author († 1974)
• 1902 » Wallace Thurman, American author and playwright († 1934)

• 1878 » Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (b. 1802)
• 1886 » Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Indian mystic and philosopher (b. 1836)
• 1887 » Webster Paulson, English civil engineer (b. 1837)
• 1888 » John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
• 1893 » Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist and academic (b. 1825)
• 1899 » Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)
• 1900 » José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
• 1904 » Prentiss Ingraham, American soldier and author (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)

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

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

• 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 May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 12 » The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
• April 17 » The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
• May 25 » Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison.
• October 8 » Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
• November 5 » George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
• November 8 » While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

The temperature on August 16, 1895 was about 17.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%.