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• Aaltje Teuntje Schelling, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Alberta Schutten, Amsterdam († 1983)
• Anna van Baarle, \'s-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Alofs, Bemmel († 1941)
• Albert Wilhelm van Zadelhoff, Ambt Doetinchem († 1976)
• Abma, Uitwellingerga, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Wilhelm van Zadelhoff, Doetinchem, Nederland
• Adriana Smans, Dongen († 1984)
• Alma Christine Marie Staudinger, Hof Dauernheim, Germany († 1975)
• Anna LANGRECK, St.Lucas,IA († 1898)

• Antonie van der Blom (24), Oostvoorne
• Anna Schoester (71), Zutphen
• Antonie van der Blom (24), Oostvoorne, 3233, Nederland
• Armand Jozef August Michiels (0), Boom, Antwerpen, België
• Baukje Sinnema (74), Oldemarkt, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annette KOCH (26), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Adriana Ludwina KOOT (0), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Albertina Grutterink (0), Hengelo
• Antje Hermans (57), Amsterdam
• Arie (Arij) Leeuwenburg (59), Ridderkerk

• 1894 » Irving Mills, American publisher († 1985)
• 1895 » Evripidis Bakirtzis, Greek soldier and politician († 1947)
• 1895 » Nat Schachner, American lawyer, chemist, and author († 1955)
• 1895 » T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician († 1966)
• 1897 » Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet and academic († 1977)
• 1898 » Irving Rapper, American film director and producer († 1999)
• 1898 » Margaret Booth, American producer and editor († 2002)
• 1900 » Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank († 1945)
• 1900 » Kiku Amino, Japanese author and translator († 1978)
• 1901 » Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba († 1973)

• 1879 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)
• 1886 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)
• 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
• 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
• 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
• 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
• 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)

• 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.
• January 1 » New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.
• May 1 » Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.
• July 25 » Spanish-American War: The American invasion of Spanish-held Puerto Rico begins, as United States Army troops under General Nelson A. Miles land and secure the port at Guánica.
• August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
• September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
• October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.

The temperature on January 16, 1898 was about 1.6 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.