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• Andreas Petrus Naus, Deurne, Nederland († 1982)
• Albert Waksmonski († 1990)
• Anna Heesbeen, Aarschot, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie († 1952)
• ?? Dorgelo, (FR) Leeuwarden († 1898)
• Adriana Katharina van der Vloet, Driel
• * Wilhelm (1) Hendriks, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
• Adele Hermine Katharine Buck, Meyenburg (Schwanewede, Landkrs. Osterholz/Landkrs. Oosterholt, Niedersachsen/Nedersassen/Läichsaksen) († 1968)
• Anna Margaretha Snellen, Vlissingen,Gemeente Vlissingen,Zeeland,Netherlands
• Anna Josepha Maria Monjet, Lier, Antwerpen, België († 1907)
• Anna Hendriks Poelstra, Marrum († 1976)

• Anna Catharina Sicking (91), Nieuw-Schoonebeek
• Adriana Koster (32), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham van der Sluijs (75), Schoonhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (levenloos geb.) Scholten (0), Dodewaard, Nederland
• Anna Mathilda de Gelder
• * Johanna Swinkels (46), Lieshout
• Adriaan Blankers (81), Hilvarenbeek
• Anna Maria Hünnekes (1), Til Moyland, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Annetje van Beek (8), Putten
• Adriaan de Swart (67), Alphen {NB,NL}

• 1893 » Cedric Gibbons, Irish-American art director and production designer († 1960)
• 1893 » Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu, Indian engineer and businessman († 1974)
• 1894 » Arthur Grimsdell, English international footballer wing half and cricketer († 1963)
• 1895 » Dane Rudhyar, French-American astrologer, author and composer († 1985)
• 1895 » Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator († 2001)
• 1898 » Louis Adamic, Slovenian-American author, translator and politician († 1951)
• 1898 » Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset, Duchess of Parma († 1984)
• 1899 » Dora Gerson, German actress and singer († 1943)
• 1900 » Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist († 1980)
• 1901 » Bon Maharaja, Indian guru and religious writer († 1982)

• 1862 » Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858–1859 (b. 1817)
• 1883 » Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman (b. 1824)
• 1910 » Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
• 1923 » Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)
• 1931 » Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)

• 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 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
• April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
• 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 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 11 » Spanish–American War: American troops enter the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.

The temperature on March 23, 1898 was about 4.6 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.