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• Anna Gertrud Tieben, Rütenbrock, Haren (Ems)
• Anna Johanna Hofstee, Weststelliingwerf
• Alma Alpen, Durant, Cedar, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
• Amelia Dolphina den Os, Delft († 1979)
• Adrianus van Leeuwen, Gemeente Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Framciscus Roovers, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1898)
• Amelia Dolphine den Os, Delft († 1979)
• Albert Ekkelkamp, Archem († 1988)
• Anna Maria van Oorschot, Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1898)
• "Berthe" Marie Françoise Henriette de Vassal Montviel († 1994)

• Andries Hoorn (83), Leiden, Nederland
• Barendina Cornelia Broese van Groenou (70), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aartje de Groot (0), Utrecht
• Aaltje Feenstra (57), Ferwerderadeel
• Anna Maria Kaak (15), Lisse
• Alfred Newton Newt Fain (61), Morganton, Fannin, Georgia, United States
• Barendina Kornelia BROESE (71), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Rossen (75), Sliedrecht
• Christoffel Jacobus Kip (57), Rotterdam
• Afke Jans Monkelbaan (76), Harich (GAA), Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland

• 1888 » Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist († 1970)
• 1891 » Elizaveta Gerdt, Russian ballerina and educator († 1975)
• 1891 » R. Norris Williams, Swiss-American tennis player and banker († 1968)
• 1892 » Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer, and actor († 1947)
• 1895 » Muna Lee, American poet and author († 1965)
• 1901 » Allen B. DuMont, American engineer and broadcaster, founded the DuMont Television Network († 1965)
• 1901 » E. P. Taylor, Canadian businessman and horse breeder († 1989)
• 1903 » Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Russian-Israeli biochemist and philosopher († 1994)
• 1905 » Barnett Newman, American painter and etcher († 1970)
• 1906 » Joe Primeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1989)

• 1870 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
• 1871 » Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian author (b. 1786)
• 1888 » Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (b. 1812)
• 1899 » Alfred Sisley, French-English painter (b. 1839)
• 1906 » Christian IX of Denmark (b. 1818)
• 1928 » Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish field marshal (b. 1861)
• 1931 » Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general during World War I (b. 1861)
• 1933 » Sara Teasdale, American poet (b. 1884)
• 1934 » Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1871)

• 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.
• 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.
• June 13 » Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
• 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.
• August 28 » Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
• September 13 » Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
• December 3 » The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16–0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.

The temperature on January 29, 1898 was about 4.3 °C. The airpressure was 78 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.