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• Adrianus Cornelis van der Schaft, Mijdrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1964)
• Anna Haga, New Era, Oceana, Michigan, United States († 1972)
• Amelia Broes, Lier (Antwerp), Antwerpen, Belgique († 1900)
• Andries Bosma, Oranjedorp, Emmen
• Adriaan Haak, Axel
• Age Bergsma, Tietjerkstradeel († 1900)
• Albertus Hendrikus Nijland, Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1900)
• Adrianus Cornelis van der Schaft, Mijdrecht, De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1964)
• Alice Hildegard Wegener, Calaraçi (Roe) († 1989)
• Anna Maria NOLS, Cadier en Keer († 1984)

• Antonius Draad, Geffen
• Adriaan de Greef (69), Zeelst
• Aart Meernik (70), Hilversum
• Alida Elizabeth Kooren (28), Utrecht
• Alje Jongebloed (67), Aduard
• Aaltje Boer (53), Dalen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adrianus Cornelis Martinus van Vehchel (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Elisabeth Kooren (27), Utrecht, Nederland
• Alje Hendriks Jongebloed (67), Aduard, NL-GR
• Beelen (7), Oosteinde (Ermelo)

• 1893 » Roman Najuch, Polish professional tennis player († 1967)
• 1896 » Arthur Shields, Irish republican and actor († 1970)
• 1897 » Gerrit Kleerekoper, Jewish-Dutch gymnast and coach († 1943)
• 1898 » Totò, Italian actor, singer, and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1899 » Gale Sondergaard, Danish-American actress († 1985)
• 1899 » Georges Auric, French composer († 1983)
• 1904 » Antonin Magne, French cyclist and manager († 1983)
• 1904 » Mary Adshead, English painter († 1995)
• 1905 » Harold Arlen, Jewish-American composer († 1986)
• 1907 » Jean Langlais, French organist and composer († 1991)

• 1869 » Ghalib, Indian poet and educator (b. 1796)
• 1885 » Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian geologist and engineer (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Dimitrie Ghica, Romanian lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1816)
• 1905 » Lew Wallace, American author, general, and politician, 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1827)
• 1911 » Theodor Escherich, German-Austrian pediatrician and academic (b. 1859)
• 1924 » Lionel Monckton, English composer (b. 1861)
• 1928 » H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1852)
• 1932 » Minnie Maddern Fiske, American actress and playwright (b. 1865)
• 1933 » Pat Sullivan, Australian animator and producer, co-created Felix the Cat (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Basil Hall Chamberlain, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (b. 1850)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Gerardus
15. Wilhelmus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Grietje
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Petronella
14. Neeltje
15. Aaltje
16. Trijntje

• 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 » Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat.
• April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
• May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
• May 26 » Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.
• August 3 » The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
• October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.

The temperature on February 15, 1900 was about -1.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%.