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• Albert Jan de Geest, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1994)
• aagje LODDER, oud-beijerland († 1983)
• Albertje van Es, Beilervaart (Beilen)
• 11 Johanna Maria van Puffelen, Schiedam, Nederland
• Adriaantje Pors, Rotterdam
• Albert Janssen, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa († 1962)
• Adrianus Boskeljon, Arnhem
• Aafje Meijer, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1988)
• Anje Wigbolt Bos, Holwierde (gem. Eemsdelta)
• Alexander van Bennekom, Zeist († 1943)

• Adrianus NOLLE (0), Uden
• Albertus Luppeszn Blaauw (65), Groningen
• Antonius Cornelis Christianus van Gent (0), Eindhoven
• Adrianus Verkerk (0), Gouda
• Aaltje van der Meer (31), Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van Tilburg (84), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus de Heij (71), Rijswijk, Nederland
• EIJLANDER (0), Nederhorst den Berg, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert de Ryck (0), Temse
• Aart Dekker (71), Sliedrecht

• 1893 » Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic († 1950)
• 1896 » Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate († 1985)
• 1896 » Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
• 1896 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator († 1958)
• 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)
• 1900 » Estelle Brody, American silent film actress († 1995)
• 1900 » Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator († 1982)
• 1901 » Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá († 1988)
• 1901 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist († 1975)
• 1902 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic († 1943)

• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

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.
• June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
• June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
• August 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
• September 21 » Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
• October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

The temperature on August 15, 1898 was about 32.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 39%.