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• Adriana Schouten, Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Aaltje Griffioen, Westbroek
• * Adriana Schouten, Boskoop († 1942)
• Albertus de Rooij, Boschkapelle, Nederland († 1919)
• Aaltje Johannes Wijbenga, Reitsum († 1987)
• 11 Jan van de Belt, Lageveen (Zuidwolde) († 1958)
• Adrianus Bos, Oud Beierland
• Aleida Hendrika Glezer, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1935)
• Agnes v.Loë, Cappeln Wfl
• Aaltje Johannes Wybenga, Reitsum

• Anna Hubertina Puts (0), Roggel
• Antonie Jakobs (54), Tongelre, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aafje de Lijster (16), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aelze de JONG (1), Hallum, Friesland, Nederland
• Arnolda Antonia van Pelt (60), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arie Burger (78), Stolwijk, Vlist, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anje Jans Jansema (76), Siddeburen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Aart Vijfvinkel (3), 's-Gravendeel
• Antje Baukes Van Dijk (82), Ferwerderadeel
• Arendje Voois (0), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1883 » Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player († 1966)
• 1891 » Fanny Brice, American actress and singer († 1951)
• 1897 » Billy Walker, English footballer († 1964)
• 1897 » Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany († 1945)
• 1898 » Alan Barker, English soldier († 1984)
• 1899 » Akim Tamiroff, Georgian-American actor († 1972)
• 1905 » Henry Green, English author († 1973)
• 1906 » Fredric Brown, American author († 1972)
• 1907 » Edwige Feuillère, French actress († 1998)
• 1910 » A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and author († 1989)

• 1877 » Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (b. 1821)
• 1885 » George B. McClellan, American general and politician, 24th Governor of New Jersey (b. 1826)
• 1892 » William Harnett, American painter (b. 1848)
• 1897 » Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (b. 1839)
• 1901 » Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (b. 1873)
• 1905 » Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (b. 1873)
• 1911 » Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (b. 1847)
• 1916 » John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1851)
• 1918 » Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (b. 1873)
• 1919 » Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (b. 1843)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
• January 31 » Czechoslav Trade Union Association is founded in Prague.
• July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
• August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
• September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
• September 11 » After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
• September 12 » Tirah Campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.

The temperature on October 29, 1897 was about 13.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.