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• Anna Van Wittenberge, Godveerdegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1996)
• Alberta Johanna Achterkamp, Brummen
• Antonia Catharina TAMMEL, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1928)
• Albertus Bernardus Hendrikus Otten, Wisch († 1915)
• Albert Frederick Price († 1974)
• Anna Maria Opgenhaffen, Nieuwkerken-Waas
• Albert Wijkstra, Lucaswolde, Marum, Groningen, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Rosina Kluge († 1982)
• Albert Daniel Hessing, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
• Antonia Johanna van Eeuwijk, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• Cornelis van de Kreeke (67), Wolphaartsdijk
• Cornelia Bosmans, Cuijk en Sint Agatha
• Bregje Cornelisdr Bak (39), Nieuwe Niedorp
• Adriana Emmen (81), Dongen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Emmen (81), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Johannisse (0), Wissenkerke
• Christina Vrielink (89), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Grissom Grissome Grisham (80), Cedar Grove, Van Buren County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Casimir Van Geyseghem (85), Wieze
• Antje Ottens (5), Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen

• 1892 » Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author († 1938)
• 1893 » Max Brand, American journalist and author († 1944)
• 1894 » Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer († 1989)
• 1894 » Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1969)
• 1897 » Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1957)
• 1899 » Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence († 1987)
• 1902 » Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1999)
• 1903 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer († 2003)
• 1904 » Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician († 1996)
• 1905 » Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright († 1994)

• 1892 » Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817)
• 1896 » Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)
• 1903 » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)
• 1910 » Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1911 » W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)
• 1914 » Henry Seton-Karr, English explorer, hunter, and author (b. 1853)
• 1914 » Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, English author and playwright (b. 1871)
• 1917 » Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (b. 1831)
• 1919 » Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)
• 1920 » Carlos Deltour, French rower (b. 1864)

• 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.
• 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.
• June 22 » British colonial officers Charles Walter Rand and Lt. Charles Egerton Ayerst are assassinated in Pune, Maharashtra, India by the Chapekar brothers and Mahadeo Vinayak Ranade, who are later caught and hanged.
• July 11 » Salomon August Andrée leaves Spitsbergen to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. He later crashes and dies.
• August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
• 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.

The temperature on May 29, 1897 was about 14.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 66%.