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• Alberta Gerritdina Noordkamp, Deventer († 1934)
• Albert Victor Hugo Ginzel († 1934)
• Aalbregt Klink, Zie 5 maanden oud
• Age Brouwer, Onderdendam (Bedum) († 1900)
• Aagje de Vries, Holysloot († 1987)
• Adrianus Marinus Kooijman, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1969)
• Abraham (Bram) Annes Tigchelaar, Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland († 1991)
• Adriana Liduina Oetker, Schiedam († 1977)
• Alberto Prado Guimarães, Brasil
• (levenloos geboren) Smit, Velsen († 1899)

• Anna Maria van BEURDEN (82), Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "kind van" Smit (0), Velsen
• Adriana Maria van Dun (75), Breda
• Alfons Paepe (24), Zarren
• Aaltje Tonnis Kuiper (80), Sappemeer (Groningen)
• Antonia Roelofina de Keijzer (0), 's-Gravenhage
• Antje Jansje Keiser (54), Groningen
• Alix Terhorst (0), Zoelen
• Adriana Paulussen (60), Chaam
• Andreas Graaf Zamoysky (61)

• 1890 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist († 1937)
• 1896 » Gostha Pal, Indian footballer († 1976)
• 1897 » Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet († 1970)
• 1898 » Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright († 1973)
• 1901 » Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate († 1968)
• 1905 » Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist († 1964)
• 1905 » Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher († 1973)
• 1905 » Mikio Naruse, Japanese director and screenwriter († 1969)
• 1906 » Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player († 1981)
• 1908 » Al López, American baseball player and manager († 2005)

• 1882 » James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)
• 1887 » Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)
• 1893 » Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
• 1897 » Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
• 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
• 1914 » Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
• 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
• 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)

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.
• March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
• March 27 » Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River.
• September 13 » Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
• September 13 » Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
• 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 August 20, 1899 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%.