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• Aalbert Geurtsen, Arnhem († 1948)
• Abner de Moura, Itapeva, São Paulo, Brasil
• Adriana Aard van, Breda († 1977)
• Adrianus Andreas van Esch, Cromvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1899)
• Aagje Plaisier († 1966)
• ? ? († 1994)
• Adolf Cornelis van Bruggen, Dordrecht, Nederland († 1962)
• Albert Uilkes Banga, Betterwird, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1984)
• Alida Jans de Vreugd, Katwijk († 1952)
• Aleida Kuiper, Almelo († 1988)

• Beerd Koster (54), Doornspijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Beerd Gijsberts Koster (54), Oostendorp (Elburg), Gld. Nederland
• Alida Cornelia de Graaff (0), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Lepelaars (3), Eersel
• Anna Maria van Ekert (58), Stratum
• Beerd Koster (54), Doornspijk, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alberdina Rust (41), Groningen
• anna maria geertruida moll (76), drumpt
• Anna Maria van Bebber (17), Appeldorn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
• Aagjen van Olst (77), Hattem

• 1892 » Alice Brady, American actress († 1939)
• 1893 » Battista Farina, Italian businessman, founded the Pininfarina Company († 1966)
• 1894 » Alexander Lippisch, German-American aerodynamicist and engineer († 1976)
• 1899 » Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer († 1973)
• 1903 » Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager († 1987)
• 1905 » Georges Schehadé, Lebanese poet and playwright († 1989)
• 1905 » Isabella Smith Andrews, New Zealand writer († 1990)
• 1905 » James Dunn, American actor († 1967)
• 1906 » Daniil Andreyev, Russian poet and mystic († 1959)
• 1906 » Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter († 1976)

• 1863 » Theodore Judah, American engineer (b. 1826)
• 1877 » Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (b. 1784)
• 1883 » William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (b. 1828)
• 1886 » James Watney junior, English brewer, cricketer, and politician (b. 1832)
• 1887 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1811)
• 1887 » Jenny Lind, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1820)
• 1898 » George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (b. 1826)
• 1905 » Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (b. 1817)
• 1911 » Kyrle Bellew, English actor (b. 1850)
• 1930 » Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)

• 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 4 » The Philippine–American War begins with the Battle of Manila.
• March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
• May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
• September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
• September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.

The temperature on November 2, 1899 was about 10.9 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.