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• Adrianus Weltevreden, Brielle
• Anna Elisabeth le Febvre, Kota Nopan, Tapanoeli
• Aldegondus Leonardus Petrus Cornelis Verheijden, rotterdam († 1973)
• Adolphine Lambertine BRONCKART, Crisnée (Thys),4367,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Adrianus van Egmond, Leiden
• Amos Tomlinson Montanye, Moreland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania († 1992)
• Alexander Hendrikus Woutherus Abbenhuis, Velp,Rheden,Gelderland,Nederland († 1899)
• Abraham Mokkenstorm, Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1960)
• Adrianus Andreas van Esch, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1968)
• Aaldert SLAGTER, Ansen, gemeente Ruinen († 1898)

• Akke Hamkes de Jong (89), Terband
• Adrianus Plomp (66), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hendriks Metselaar (55), Hoogeveen
• Petronella van Herpen (43), Geffen
• Alberta Johanna Broekhuis (6), Deventer,, Overijssel, Nederland
• "Gontran" Charles Joseph de Cornulier (72), château de Fontaine-Henry, Calvados, France
• Anna Cornelia Maria Adriana Zopfi (0), Oosterhout
• Aaltje Hendriks Metselaar (55), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Berend Drenth (67), Windeweer, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Antonio Moreira Leite (52), Promissão, São Paulo, Brasil

• 1883 » Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher († 1931)
• 1898 » James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot († 1965)
• 1899 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer († 1968)
• 1900 » Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia from 1922 to 1934 († 1961)
• 1903 » Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor († 1993)
• 1910 » Wright Morris, American author and photographer († 1998)
• 1910 » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator († 1989)
• 1912 » Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian († 1991)
• 1912 » Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic († 1994)
• 1913 » Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician († 2001)

• 1882 » Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
• 1884 » Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
• 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
• 1921 » Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)

• 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 20 » U.S. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution to Congress for declaration of war against Spain, beginning the Spanish–American War.
• 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 4 » En route from New York to Le Havre, the SS La Bourgogne collides with another ship and sinks off the coast of Sable Island, with the loss of 549 lives.
• October 14 » The steam ship SSMohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
• October 18 » The United States takes possession of Puerto Rico from Spain.
• December 10 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

The temperature on January 6, 1898 was about 8.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.