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• Adrianus Arnoldus Beenakkers, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
• Alphonsus Philipus Bursens, Bazel († 1899)
• Anna Catherina van Gent, Rotterdam
• Aaffien Schuitema, Nieuwolda
• Adrianus Arnoldus Beenakkers, Breda
• Anna Antonia Catharina Teunissen, Weert († 1963)
• "Anne" Marie Lucie Champagne de Labriolle, Paris († 1974)
• Aaltje Muller, Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alexander de Borst, Amsterdam
• Aaltje (Aalbertje) de Fluiter, Veenendaal († 1970)

• Caroline TROTTER (73), Carroll County, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Annigje Kroon (75), Kouderkerk aan den Rijn
• Catharina Petronella Schweeke (63), Broek in Waterland, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Anna Thecla Maria Koopman (23), Purmerend
• Arendina Kok (20), Dedemsvaart
• Arjaantje (Adriaantje) van Waarde (Waard) (66), Wolphaartsdijk
• Akke Bakker (58), Hennaarderadeel, Zuidwest-Friesland, Friesland, Nederland
• Matthijs Doggen (62), Wouw
• Carolina Huisman (73), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Carolina Huisman (73), Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1895 » Dickinson W. Richards, American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1973)
• 1895 » Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1964)
• 1896 » Antonino Votto, Italian conductor († 1985)
• 1896 » Harry Randall Truman, American soldier († 1980)
• 1896 » Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and educator († 1928)
• 1896 » Rex Cherryman, American actor († 1928)
• 1896 » Ruth Gordon, American actress and screenwriter († 1985)
• 1897 » Agustín Lara, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor († 1970)
• 1898 » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager († 1989)
• 1900 » Ragnar Granit, Finnish-Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1991)

• 1883 » Dayananda Saraswati, Indian philosopher and scholar (b. 1824)
• 1893 » John Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1821)
• 1894 » Honoré Mercier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
• 1895 » James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (b. 1833)
• 1896 » Carol Benesch, Czech architect, designed Peleș Castle (b. 1822)
• 1899 » William H. Webb, American shipbuilder and philanthropist (b. 1816)
• 1905 » Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (b. 1843)
• 1910 » Henry Dunant, Swiss activist, founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
• 1912 » Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (b. 1840)
• 1912 » James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician, 27th Vice President of the United States (b. 1855)

• 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.
• January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
• February 16 » Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, is founded.
• March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
• March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
• April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
• 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 October 30, 1899 was about 14.7 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.