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• Agatha Maria Antonia Hogervorst, Sloten († 1970)
• Ooms, Amsterdam
• Alle Klaver, Dokkum, Friesland, Nederland
• * Leonardus Johannes Cornelis Maria Fens, Gestel († 1978)
• Albert Jan Riekent-Jans Jongman, Vollenhove
• Albertje Hollander, Oldebroek (Voskuil)
• Anna Catharina Marchal, Stein († 1904)
• Aagje van Diepen, Wogmeer, North Holland, Netherlands († 1902)
• Adrianus Christianus (1) Vermeeren, Ginneken en Bavel († 1906)
• Albert Henry Friedrich, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 1976)

• Arie van Wassenaar (51), Schiedam, Z-H
• Adriana Maria Joanna Hendriks (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aron Pietrkowski (57), Jarocin, Poland
• Antonius van Merrienboer (0), Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, NL
• Andreas Megens (78), Herpen, Nederland
• Antonie Huibert Warmenhoven (32), Rotterdam
• Anthonie Arie van der Pol (11), delft
• Alida van Beest (0), Vreeswijk (Nieuwegein)
• Antonia Kerling (73)
• Anna Maria van den Hoven (62), Loon op Zand

• 1896 » Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate († 1985)
• 1896 » Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1957)
• 1896 » Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator († 1958)
• 1898 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet († 1966)
• 1900 » Estelle Brody, American silent film actress († 1995)
• 1900 » Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter and educator († 1982)
• 1901 » Arnulfo Arias Madrid, 21st president of the republic of Panamá († 1988)
• 1901 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist († 1975)
• 1902 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic († 1943)
• 1904 » George Klein, Canadian inventor, invented the motorized wheelchair († 1992)

• 1859 » Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (b. 1777)
• 1907 » Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1831)
• 1909 » Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian sociologist and journalist (b. 1866)
• 1917 » Thomas J. Higgins, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter and educator (b. 1878)
• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)

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.
• February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
• May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
• May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
• July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
• September 17 » Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
• November 7 » Second Boer War: Battle of Leliefontein, a battle during which the Royal Canadian Dragoons win three Victoria Crosses.

The temperature on August 15, 1900 was about 15.2 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.