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• Alma Wanda Kelm, Aleman, Hamilton, Texas, 76531, Verenigde Staten († 1987)
• Agatha Marie Blok, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1991)
• Andreas Markuszn. (Andries) de Vries, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1963)
• Angèle Marie DEBAERE, Staden († 1965)
• * Lena Klijn, Hardinxveld
• Bolk, Emmer-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1899)
• Andreas Judocus (Andre) Bal, Lamswaarde († 1983)
• Anna Maria Catharina Booij, Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen († 1907)
• Antonius Wilhelmus Korver, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1951)
• Annigje Bille, Wezep(Gem.Oldebroek) († 1967)

• Albertje Bos (0), Ellertsveld
• Andries van den Akker (69), Voorburg,-
• (10), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anne Tjitzes Kuipers (66), Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Bekman (86), Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anton Joseph Hubert Eijckeler (83), Sittard
• Anna Catharina Hasenbroeckx (4), Lier
• Adrianus Gerardus Van der Voort (1), 's-Gravenzande,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Zonneveld (1), Heiloo
• Andries van den Akker (69), Voorburg

• 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)

• 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.
• 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.
• May 8 » The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
• July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
• September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

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