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• Agnes Vos, Riemst, België († 1983)
• Albertje Geersinga, Sappemeer († 1924)
• Albert Walter Edwards, Chelsea, London, England († 1968)
• Alfons Couckuyt, Menen, WVL, B († 1969)
• Adrianus Kweekel, Heenvliet, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1967)
• Aleida Johanna Berendts, Dieren
• Antonius Godefridus Voogt, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adolphina Van Snick, Okegem
• Antonia Maria de Vet, Ravels (België) († 1972)
• Alexander Albinus, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie († 1901)

• Alida Vergeer (49), Oudewater
• Anthonius van den Dop (32), Sidoardjo
• August Danneel (67), Klerken
• Adriana van Dun (27), Vught, NL
• Antonette de Fontignies (69), Batavia, Begraafplaats Tahanabang Afdeling III
• Alida Vergeer (49), Oudewater
• Adrianus Johannes van de Rakt (8), Heesch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• ANNA MARIA JACOBS (0), HEFFEN
• Adriana van Dun (27), Vught
• Catharina Christina Bronkhorst (1), Brink en Orden (Apeldoorn)

• 1897 » Gershom Scholem, German-Israeli philosopher and historian († 1982)
• 1897 » Nunnally Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1898 » Grace Moore, American soprano and actress († 1947)
• 1898 » Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and translator († 1982)
• 1900 » Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer († 1972)
• 1901 » Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and author († 1980)
• 1901 » Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company († 1966)
• 1901 » Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)
• 1902 » Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1988)
• 1902 » Strom Thurmond, American educator, general, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina († 2003)

• 1870 » Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright (b. 1802)
• 1887 » Eliza R. Snow, American poet and songwriter (b. 1804)
• 1891 » Pedro II of Brazil (b. 1825)
• 1917 » Jean Sandberg(b.1952)
• 1918 » Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic (b. 1852)
• 1925 » Władysław Reymont, Polish novelist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Claude Monet, French painter (b. 1840)
• 1931 » Vachel Lindsay, American poet (b. 1879)
• 1940 » Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Amrita Sher-Gil, Hungarian-Pakistani painter (b. 1913)

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 22 » The Associated Press is formed in New York City as a non-profit news cooperative.
• May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
• 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.
• July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
• August 14 » The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.

The temperature on December 5, 1900 was about 9.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.