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• Anna Catharina Korporaal, Terneuzen († 1976)
• Alijda Martha Ossendrijver, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nl
• Agnes Margaretha Duinkerken, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1968)
• Albertus Pijfers, Avereest
• Adrianus Johannes Lieverse, Woubrugge, Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia de Gunst, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna KUETER, Bellevue,Iowa,America († 1979)
• Anna Helena Pasken, Lindloh, Rütenbrock, Duitsland († 1949)
• Adriana Willemina Maria Steenpoorte, Poortvliet, Gemeente Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1951)
• Adrianus van Lammeren, Ter Aar (Langeraar)

• Arendtje Gruitermann (0), Rotterdam
• Andre Joseph Fortanier (49), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Nijhof (1), Wormen (Apeldoorn)
• Balster Post (0), Schildwolde gem. Slochteren
• * Geertruida Jans Kroonenberg (59), Benthuizen
• Anna Margaretha Bakker (0), Vlagtwedde(Gr)
• Arendje Grutermann (0), Rotterdam
• Alberta Hermina van Westering (19), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje ten Wolde (67), Steenwijkerwold NL
• Bartholomé Anceau (73), Montignies-sur-Sambre,6061,Hainaut,BE

• 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)

• 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 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
• April 18 » The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
• April 30 » J. J. Thomson of the Cavendish Laboratory announces his discovery of the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the Royal Institution in London.
• August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
• 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%.