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• , BENSCHOP (Lopik), Utrecht, Nederland († 1988)
• ? ? († 1956)
• Adrianus Verbrugge, Middelharnis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1899)
• alida BOCQUET, Wijtschate,8953,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie,Belgie († 1983)
• Aleida Aberson, Steenwijk († 1918)
• ter Steeg, Lichtenberg, Nederland († 1899)
• Albert Johan Backer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1976)
• Vos, Hollandscheveld
• Alice Gilbert, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
• Adriana Helena Oerlemans, Steenbergen († 1958)

• Ane Talma (0), Dantumadeel
• Abraham van Eijk Bijleveld (6), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius van Well (80), Venlo
• Barbara Archibald (96), Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• ter Steeg (0), Lichtenberg, Nederland
• Anna Maria NIELEN (47), Assendelft, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elizabeth Winter (74), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Nielen (47), Assendelft
• Berendje Keizer (78), Laren, Lochem, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Sprenger (27), Hof van Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1892 » Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician († 1951)
• 1892 » Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician († 1934)
• 1892 » Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author († 1968)
• 1892 » Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter († 1968)
• 1894 » Fred Allen, American comedian, radio host, game show panelist, and author († 1956)
• 1898 » Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author († 1993)
• 1900 » Lucile Godbold, American Olympic athlete († 1981)
• 1901 » Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer († 1983)
• 1908 » Don Ameche, American actor († 1993)
• 1909 » Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2000)

• 1846 » Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (b. 1780)
• 1847 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (b. 1780)
• 1848 » Eugénie de Guérin, French author (b. 1805)
• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)

• 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.
• February 6 » Spanish–American War: The Treaty of Paris, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain, is ratified by the United States Senate.
• July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
• September 23 » The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
• November 29 » FC Barcelona is founded by Catalan, Spanish and Englishmen. It later develops into one of Spanish football's most iconic and strongest teams.
• December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

The temperature on May 31, 1899 was about 22.1 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 63%.