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• Antoon Swaan, Den Haag († 1944)
• Annigje Bille, Wezep(Gem.Oldebroek) († 1967)
• Angèle Marie DEBAERE, Staden († 1965)
• Adrianus de Keijzer, Amsterdam († 1969)
• Anna Elizabeth Veldhuizen, Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1899)
• Alcidie Valencourt, Anzin, Nord, France († 1956)
• Alberdina Johanna van Dieten, Teeffelen, 5395, Nederland († 1901)
• Aloysius Franciscus Johannes Jelles, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1972)
• Antone de Bruin, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 1975)
• Anna Maria Venantia Wagemans, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Adrianus Gerardus van der Voort (1), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bolk (0), Emmer-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Zonneveld (1), Heiloo
• Adrianus van Rooij (66), Gilze en Rijen
• Barbara BOENS (65), Ruddervoorde Belgie
• Antonius Hutten (48), Deventer
• Arend Lamens, Nootdorp
• Albertus Willemsen (61), Oldebroek
• Benjamin Poirier (83), Havre-aux-Maisons (Iles-de-la-Madeleine) Qc., Cana
• Anthonius de Rijk (0), Nijmegen

• 1894 » Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar († 1994)
• 1895 » R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B († 1937)
• 1897 » Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author († 1983)
• 1897 » Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower († 1986)
• 1898 » Eduard Ole, Estonian painter († 1995)
• 1899 » Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor († 1969)
• 1899 » John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist († 1971)
• 1900 » Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author († 1977)
• 1901 » Doris Fleeson, American journalist († 1970)
• 1901 » Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author († 1981)

• 1864 » John Clare, English poet (b. 1793)
• 1873 » George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (b. 1814)
• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Hendrik
4. Cornelis
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Neeltje
14. Petronella
15. Geertruida
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 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.
• March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
• March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
• July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
• November 28 » The Second Boer War: a British column is engaged by Boer forces at the Battle of Modder River; although the Boers withdraw, the British suffer heavy casualties.
• December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
• December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

The temperature on May 20, 1899 was about 15.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%.