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• Abraham Tuinhof, Barradeel,Friesland,Nederland
• Adriaan Haeck, Bruinisse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands († 1958)
• Achille Taveirne, Loppem († 1936)
• Andries BERGMAN, Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van der zanden, Heeswijk († 1963)
• Adriana van der Zanden, Heeswijk († 1963)
• Adriana KUIJPER, Strijen
• Adriana Maria Cornelia Kerremans, Dongen, Noord Brabant († 1961)
• Alle Aljens Bruggen, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1969)
• Alice Destickere, Oostkamp († 1935)

• Alexander Kennedy (79), Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Adriana Andreae (32), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Antje Doornbos (9), Ten Boer
• Coletta Elisabeth Maria Klaasen (26)
• Adriana van der BIJL (40), Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Matthijs (76), Turnhout, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Antonia Johanna van DREUMEL (1), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Camille Vanrutten (30), Herstal, België
• Catharina Verkooyen (35), Blerick
• Arij Jacobsz Mudde (79), Lekkerkerk, Krimpenerwaard,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1887 » Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician († 1976)
• 1890 » Rupert Balfe, Australian footballer and lieutenant († 1915)
• 1890 » Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician and diplomat, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1986)
• 1891 » José P. Laurel, Filipino lawyer, politician and President of the Philippines († 1959)
• 1892 » Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian politician († 1971)
• 1892 » Vita Sackville-West, English author, poet, and gardener († 1962)
• 1902 » Will Geer, American actor († 1978)
• 1904 » Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American soldier and engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies († 2002)
• 1910 » Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Clara Rockmore, American classical violin prodigy and theremin player, († 1998)

• 1847 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist (b. 1799)
• 1851 » Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish physicist and chemist (b. 1777)
• 1888 » William I, German Emperor (b. 1797)
• 1895 » Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Austrian journalist and author (b. 1836)
• 1897 » Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (b. 1825)
• 1918 » Frank Wedekind, German author and playwright (b. 1864)
• 1925 » Willard Metcalf, American painter and academic (b. 1858)
• 1926 » Mikao Usui, Japanese spiritual leader, founded Reiki (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Paul Elmer More, American journalist and critic (b. 1864)
• 1943 » Otto Freundlich, German painter and sculptor (b. 1878)

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.
• 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.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• August 29 » The Goodyear tire company is founded.
• 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.
• December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.

The temperature on March 9, 1898 was about 1.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.