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• Alke Katoen, maten († 1898)
• Akke (Agnes) Klazes Noordenbos, St. Annaparochie
• Anna Kroes, de Wijk, NL († 1901)
• Aletta Johanna Koopman, Utrecht
• Albertus Wijker, Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Dekkers, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1961)
• Alke Freriks Katoen, Emmen († 1898)
• Anna Isabella van KAMPEN, Berendrecht, Antwerpen, Belgie († 1957)
• Aaltje Lodenstein, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Alice Maria Anna Decabooter, Waregem, West Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1898)

• Adriaan Kikkert (11), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• AnNEtje Cornelsdr Hoek (86), Katwijk
• Ankje Gerrits Boorsma (36), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anne H√©l√®ne SCHERRER (75), Oberdorf (68960, Haut-Rhin, France)
• Adriaan Kikkert (11), Den Helder
• Carel Frederik Hekkenberg (78), Amsterdam
• Berendina Teunissen (76), Utrecht
• Adriana Cornelia De Vos (74), Kessel, 2560, België
• Arij van den Barselaar (52), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carl Frederik Hekkenberg (78), Amsterdam, Nederland

• 1890 » Bruno Tesch, German chemist and businessman († 1946)
• 1892 » Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic († 1988)
• 1893 » Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic († 1975)
• 1895 » Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect († 1984)
• 1895 » Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer († 1973)
• 1896 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot († 1917)
• 1896 » Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer († 1980)
• 1900 » Margret Boveri, German journalist, recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany († 1975)
• 1901 » Alice Rivaz, Swiss pianist and author († 1998)
• 1903 » Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter and illustrator († 1995)

• 1856 » Constant Prévost, French geologist and academic (b. 1787)
• 1860 » André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist and entomologist (b. 1774)
• 1870 » David Farragut, American admiral (b. 1801)
• 1874 » Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (b. 1821)
• 1890 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (b. 1852)
• 1905 » Simeon Solomon, English soldier and painter (b. 1840)
• 1909 » William Stanley, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1829)
• 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)

• 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.
• May 26 » The original manuscript of William Bradford's history, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is returned to the Governor of Massachusetts by the Bishop of London after being taken during the American Revolutionary War.
• 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.
• 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 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
• August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
• August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.

The temperature on August 14, 1897 was about 19.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%.