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• Albert (appie) Plat († 1958)
• , Nijensleek, Nederland († 1974)
• Anna Johanna Frederike Elise Thiel, Karden, DZL
• Adriaan van Brenk, Geldermalsen,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1970)
• Adrianus Johannes Schapendonk, Udenhout († 1899)
• Abraham Barentsen, Ritthem († 1945)
• Aaltje Feringa, Onstwedde († 1977)
• Aldegonda Johanna Maria Heijden, van der, Ewijk,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1985)
• Agathe Geertruida van Brederode, Den Helder
• Albertus Hendricus Verschoor, Den Helder

• Bauke Kornelis Meek (69)
• Bertha Silvia Elodia Rosalie Cole (2), Sint-Niklaas
• Andrew Jackson Keith (56)
• Abraham Eernisse (74), Rochester, New York
• Cornelis Lambertsz Rokebrand (68), 's Gravenhage
• Christina Haarbosch (0), Dongen
• Cornelia Kraaijeveld (70), Sliedrecht
• Cornelis Baggerman (58), groesbeek
• Bernardus Ligteringe (78), Utrecht(UT)
• Adriana Maria van den Berg (6), Zundert

• 1893 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author († 1975)
• 1895 » Cornelius Van Til, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and apologist († 1987)
• 1896 » Dodie Smith, English author and playwright († 1990)
• 1896 » Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot († 1917)
• 1896 » V. K. Krishna Menon, Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Indian Minister of Defence († 1974)
• 1897 » William Joseph Browne, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Solicitor General of Canada († 1989)
• 1898 » Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel († 1978)
• 1898 » Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist († 1987)
• 1902 » Alfred Kastler, German-French physicist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1984)
• 1903 » Bing Crosby, American singer and actor († 1977)

• 1882 » Leonidas Smolents, Austrian–Greek general and army minister (b. 1806)
• 1910 » Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871)
• 1916 » Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (b. 1879)
• 1916 » Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (b. 1878)
• 1916 » Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (b. 1858)
• 1918 » Charlie Soong, Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
• 1919 » Elizabeth Almira Allen, American educator (b. 1854)
• 1921 » Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (b. 1883)
• 1925 » Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (b. 1841)
• 1932 » Charles Fort, American journalist and author (b. 1874)

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.
• 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 30 » Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
• July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
• December 2 » Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.

The temperature on May 3, 1899 was about 7.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.