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• Aaltje van der MOLEN, Makkum (gem. Wonseradeel, Friesland, The Netherlands) († 1967)
• Albert Haan, Musselkanaal gem. Onstwedde
• Aaltje van der Zande, Giethoorn († 1981)
• Adrianus Johannes (Janus) van Loon, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
• Albert François Louis Joseph DUFLOS, Febvin-Palfart,62960,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE († 1992)
• Adelia MrsJohnB Kittrell [Ks3SSDI], Augusta, Woodruff County, Arkansas ql († 1987)
• Andreas Josephus Vande Walle, Berchem-Oudenaarde, België († 1900)
• Aleida Bouwheer, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland († 1996)
• "Betsie" Gerarda Elisabeth Krauts, Zevenaar († 1966)
• Albert Slot, Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1983)

• Aline Rawle (0)
• Alberdina MASTENBROEK (4), Zwolle, Gemeente Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Doodgeboren zoon Bezemer (0), Zuid-Beijerland, ZH, Nederland
• Catharina Smidt, Haarlem
• Cornelia Geertje Need (17), Asperen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Cornelis Verhagen (70), Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Dingena de Kok (82), Bergen op Zoom
• Cornelia Geertje Neet (17), Asperen
• Catharina Gesina Wilhelmina Teune (0), Amsterdam
• Adriaan Hamers (36), Tilburg

• 1888 » David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer († 1974)
• 1893 » Prajadhipok, Thai king († 1941)
• 1896 » Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager († 1977)
• 1896 » Erika Abels d'Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist († 1975)
• 1897 » Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist († 1980)
• 1898 » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer († 1937)
• 1900 » Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author († 1949)
• 1904 » Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian († 1990)
• 1908 » Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author († 1998)
• 1910 » James McCormack, American general († 1975)

• 1873 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)
• 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
• 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)
• 1895 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)
• 1901 » James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
• 1905 » Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
• 1917 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1879)
• 1921 » Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)

• 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 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
• January 19 » Anglo-Egyptian Sudan is formed.
• January 23 » The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first President.
• March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
• April 18 » The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria.
• 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.

The temperature on November 8, 1899 was about 10.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.