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• de KUIJPER
• Abraham van der Klein, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
• Albertus de Regt, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Antonius Molleman *, Steenwijkerwold
• Albertje Breijer, Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland The Netherlands († 1984)
• Albertus Westra, Leeuwarden, Nederland
• Akke Jurjens Mulder, Boornbergum († 1979)
• Adrianus Cornelis Hooven van den, Cromvoirt († 1937)
• Abraham Peper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1898)
• 00 Leonardus Reinerus Rijkelijkhuizen, Alphen aan de Rijn, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1975)

• Anna Hendrika Schram (0), Gaasterland
• Anna Catharina GEEROMS (83), Pamel
• Adriana Maria Verschuren (62), Waspik
• Antje Eyzesd Jongsma (90), Langezwaag, opsterland.fr.nld
• Anthonij Kooij (80), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arij Matthijs Kennis (76), ter Aar (Langeraar)
• Adriana Maria Frederica van Velthoven (37), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonij Klaasz Kooij (79), Huizen
• Antje Cnossen (20)
• Antje Eises Jongsma (90), Langezwaag

• 1893 » Omar Bradley, American general († 1981)
• 1895 » Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands († 1984)
• 1897 » Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician († 1988)
• 1897 » Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic († 1985)
• 1898 » Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer († 1966)
• 1900 » Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California († 1983)
• 1902 » William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1903 » Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager († 1973)
• 1903 » Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian († 1980)
• 1904 » Ted Mack, American radio and television host († 1976)

• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Hendrika
7. Elisabeth
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Petronella
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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 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.
• April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
• June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
• June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
• August 24 » Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
• September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
• November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.

The temperature on February 12, 1898 was about 4.7 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.