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• Andries de Heus, Buurmalsen († 1898)
• Aaltje Gerbens Douma, Stiens
• Andries de BRUIN, Dubbeldam
• Alida van der Worm, Leiden
• Anna Janette Elizabeth Dresens, Curacao
• Aaltje Bijl, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Albertine Lettink, Twello (gem.Voorst) († 1983)
• Alexander Frederik Hendrik Brugman, Makassar († 1949)
• Aartje Johanna van den Bosch, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Houtgraaf, Bloemendaal († 1914)

• Catharina Johanna BOES (85), Amsterdam,Nederland
• Antoon Grouls (0), Kerkrade (L
• Antje Kornelis de Vries (71), Murmerwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Kornelis de Vries (71), Dantumadeel
• Alexander Barclay (75), Hill of Hatton, Scotland
• Catharina Adriana Maria Houtman (17), Rotterdam
• Abraham Vermooten (49), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (Elisabeth) Maria Christina Kleintjes (0), Loosduinen
• Amalia Schenk van Geyern Gravin van Rothenburg (65), Wiesbaden, Hessen
• Baukje Roorda (73), Menaldum

• 1891 » Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic († 1966)
• 1892 » William Powell, American actor and singer († 1984)
• 1896 » Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist († 1986)
• 1897 » Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general († 1983)
• 1898 » Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate († 1988)
• 1899 » Walter Beall, American baseball player († 1959)
• 1900 » Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader († 1964)
• 1900 » Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate († 1976)
• 1900 » Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist († 1986)
• 1900 » Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist († 1980)

• 1857 » Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (b. 1774)
• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
• 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
• 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
• 1934 » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)

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.
• July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
• August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
• August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
• August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
• September 1 » The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
• September 10 » Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.

The temperature on July 29, 1897 was about 20.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 68%.