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• Adrianus Hubertus Spiljard, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1969)
• Aaltje Hartlief, Eelde, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Alida Steur, Blokker Nederland († 1985)
• van der Laan, Wormerveer († 1970)
• Adriana Stolk, Barendrecht Z.H († 1999)
• Roelofje Stam, Hollandscheveld
• Albert Potgieter, Beilen († 1991)
• Aaltje(Alta) Nijhuis, Apeldoorn,Gemeente Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Nijhuis, Apeldoorn
• Adrianus Petrus Duijvestijn, Monster,- († 1900)

• Anna Maria Snelles (van de Jager) (72), Waspik
• Antje WOLTMAN (75), Avereest
• Adrianus van der Pluijm (77), Ruhrort (D)
• Alfred Pruckmüller (34), Ceylon Colombo
• Anna Maria Snellens (72), Waspik
• Anthonie Quist (75), Stavenisse
• Aaltjen ten Harkel (37), Stad Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Petronella Wielaert (79), Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje Rombout (72), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Antonius Stolwijk (0), Woerden, Nederland

• 1889 » M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India († 1963)
• 1891 » Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania († 1948)
• 1895 » Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. († 1982)
• 1896 » André Masson, French painter and illustrator († 1987)
• 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
• 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
• 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
• 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
• 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
• 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)

• 1882 » John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
• 1883 » Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
• 1891 » Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
• 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
• 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)

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 27 » Fußball-Club Bayern München is founded.
• May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
• June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
• June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
• June 25 » The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
• July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.

The temperature on January 4, 1900 was about 3.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.