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• Adrianus Kok, Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1927)
• Adriaan Dieleman, Boschkapelle, Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1985)
• Albertina Sipkes Hanenburg, Sneek († 1935)
• Aleida Maria Dekeling, Ooij († 1954)
• Adriaan Haring, Den Helder
• "Maria" Stephanie Margarete von Wenckheim, Veľké Leváre / Gross-Schützen, Slovaquie
• Adeline Henriette Wilhelmina VAN HARINXMA THOE SLOOTEN, Olterterp Friesland Netherlands († 1993)
• Adriana Joanna Lemans, Tilburg
• Alice Marie Ghislaine PATERNOTTE, Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Waals-Brabant, België († 1987)
• Alberta Vercauteren, Temse

• Ariaantje de Boom (83), Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antje Woudhuizen (76), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Geertruida Obdam (1), Lisse
• Berendina Luttje (0), Ter Apelkanaal, Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia van Dijke (58), Tholen
• Arie Mul (65), Moordrecht
• Angelica Saegeman (66), Temse
• Antonie Christianus Plipphi (0), Buren, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje~Offes Woudhuizen (76), Smellingerlân
• Alida van Haaften (30), Wijk aan Zee en Duin

• 1891 » Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot († 1945)
• 1891 » Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge († 1969)
• 1899 » Edwin Way Teale, American environmentalist and photographer († 1980)
• 1899 » Lotte Reiniger, German animator and director († 1981)
• 1904 » Frank Runacres, English painter and educator († 1974)
• 1904 » Johnny Weissmuller, Hungarian-American swimmer and actor († 1984)
• 1907 » Dorothy West, American journalist and author († 1998)
• 1907 » John Lehmann, English poet and publisher († 1987)
• 1910 » Hector Dyer, American sprinter († 1990)
• 1911 » Joe McCluskey, American runner († 2002)

• 1865 » Ner Middleswarth, American judge and politician (b. 1783)
• 1875 » Józef Kremer, Polish psychologist, historian, and philosopher (b. 1806)
• 1881 » Émile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1801)
• 1882 » Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (b. 1807)
• 1901 » George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (b. 1844)
• 1927 » Hüseyin Avni Lifij, Turkish painter (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (b. 1889)
• 1933 » Frank Jarvis, American runner and triple jumper (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (b. 1903)

• 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 25 » Spanish–American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
• June 12 » Philippine Declaration of Independence: General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.
• June 21 » The United States captures Guam from Spain. The few warning shots fired by the U.S. naval vessels are misinterpreted as salutes by the Spanish garrison, which was unaware that the two nations were at war.
• July 1 » Spanish–American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill is fought in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
• September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
• November 5 » Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

The temperature on June 2, 1898 was about 10.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%.