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• Adriaan Spelt, Maarssen
• Anna Bloem, Rock Valley (Sioux), Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 2001)
• Aalt Hop, Ermelo († 1962)
• Aletta Johanna van Dijk, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL († 1926)
• Abraham Pots, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Albertus Pijfers, Avereest
• * Douwe Luitjes, Gouda
• Anna Catharina Korporaal, Terneuzen (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland († 1976)
• Alma Ingeborg Svenson, Vinland, Kitsap, Washington, Verenigde Staten († 1898)
• Antonie Hendrik Coetsier, Amsterdam († 1900)

• Storvoll (69), Storvollen, Bnr 2, Mo, Ranen, Nordland, Norge
• Antje ten Wolde- (67), Huttenberg, Nederland
• Bartholomé Anceau (73), Montignies-sur-Sambre,6061,Hainaut,BE
• Anna Margaretha Bakker (0), TerApelkanaal
• Barend Rutgers (78), Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Andreas Charles Vloebergh (81), Berchem(B)
• Alberta Hermina van Westering (19), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Angenita Wilhelmina Damen (53), Elden, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Langenhuijzen (67), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries Wijnbergen (0), Brink en Orden (Apeldoorn)

• 1889 » Tản Đà, Vietnamese poet and author († 1939)
• 1890 » Eveline Adelheid von Maydell, German-American illustrator († 1962)
• 1890 » Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam († 1969)
• 1891 » Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot († 1916)
• 1893 » H. Bonciu, Romanian author, poet, and journalist († 1950)
• 1897 » Frank Luke, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1918)
• 1898 » Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter († 1974)
• 1899 » Lothar Rădăceanu, Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician († 1955)
• 1902 » Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator († 1997)
• 1903 » Ruth Ella Moore, American scientist († 1994)

• 1885 » Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)
• 1895 » José Martí, Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
• 1898 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
• 1901 » Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
• 1903 » Arthur Shrewsbury, English cricketer (b. 1856)
• 1904 » Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
• 1904 » Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (b. 1839)
• 1906 » Gabriel Dumont, Canadian Métis leader (b. 1837)
• 1907 » Benjamin Baker, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (b. 1840)
• 1912 » Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Neeltje
12. Petronella
13. Jacoba
14. Grietje
15. Geertruida
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.
• 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.
• February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
• May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
• July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
• September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
• December 9 » Activist Marguerite Durand founds the feminist daily newspaper La Fronde in Paris.

The temperature on May 19, 1897 was about 14.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%.