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• Adrianus Jozef Goes, Benschop († 1950)
• Elizabeth Huizenga, Bedum († 1983)
• Adriana Gerardina Wilhelmina van Rossum, Amsterdam († 1985)
• Adrianus Henricus Smulders, Tilburg († 1981)
• Adrianus Pieter Ruitenberg
• Amy Beatrice COX, Todd, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1987)
• Anna Esseling, Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1977)
• Adranus Mast, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1928)
• Albert Jan Bruggeman, Wapenveld gem. Heerde († 1911)
• Albert Johannes Klarenbeek, Amsterdam

• Alexander Sinclair ** (64), Keppel, Grey North, Ontario, Canada
• Anna Margaretha Lexmond (12), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Sibles Wesendorp (28), Workum
• Alida Sibles Westendorp (28), Workum, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Sibles Westendorp (28), Workum
• Arthur Jones (76), Tushingham, Cheshire, England
• Aaltje van Lunteren (van den Broek) (54), Leersum
• Adrianus SLUIJS (71), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Annigje Schonewille (47), Veenoord, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje van LUNTEREN (54), Leersum (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

• 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
• 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
• 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
• 1902 » Edward Condon, American physicist and academic († 1974)
• 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
• 1904 » Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator († 1991)
• 1905 » Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic († 1985)
• 1905 » Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter († 1964)
• 1908 » Walter Bruch, German engineer († 1990)
• 1909 » Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster († 1958)

• 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
• 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
• 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
• 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
• 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
• 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
• 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
• 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)

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 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• July 8 » The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.
• 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 10 » Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
• November 3 » France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
• November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

The temperature on March 2, 1898 was about 2.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.