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• Albertus Hartman, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 1907)
• Alberdina-Cornelia Braam, Gendt
• Altje Johanna Vennema, Jelsum gem. Leeuwarden († 1978)
• Altje Johanna Vennema, Jelsum, Nederland († 1978)
• Anna Maria Jansen
• Adrianus Johannes Josephus van der Avoort, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
• Harm Ter Steege, Hollandscheveld
• Anna Maria Caarls, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Maria Heinen Scheer, Zwolle († 1910)
• Alice Magee, Belfast, Antrim, N. Ireland († 1901)

• Angelina Catharina Gastmans (71), Oevel
• Andries Krapels (75), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Krapels (75), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amerik van Duijvenvoorde (0), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• anna snoek (75), amsterdam
• Alderd Teunisz van Schie (91), Katwijk
• Adrianus Erkelens (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Amerik van Duijvenvoorde (0), Katwijk
• Alida Catharina Goes (44), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna van Dijk (0), Alphen (gem. Appeltern)

• 1891 » A.P. Carter, American country singer-songwriter and musician († 1960)
• 1892 » J. Paul Getty, American-English businessman and art collector, founded Getty Oil († 1976)
• 1894 » Josef Imbach, Swiss sprinter († 1964)
• 1894 » Vibert Douglas, Canadian astrophysicist and astronomer († 1988)
• 1896 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright († 1972)
• 1899 » Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist († 1978)
• 1902 » Robert F. Bradford, American lawyer and politician, 57th Governor of Massachusetts († 1983)
• 1903 » Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna († 1938)
• 1907 » Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1993)
• 1907 » Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect, designed the United Nations Headquarters and the Cathedral of Brasília († 2012)

• 1855 » Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician and academic (b. 1803)
• 1878 » Alfred Bird, English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811)
• 1890 » Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (b. 1831)
• 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
• 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
• 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1947 » Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
• 1958 » Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1962 » Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1899)

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. Catharina
8. Hendrika
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.
• February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
• 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.
• July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
• September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
• November 2 » The Boers begin their 118-day siege of British-held Ladysmith during the Second Boer War.

The temperature on December 15, 1899 was about -8.7 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.