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• Adriaan Johannes Wittebrood, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Albert de Ruiter, Tjalleberd, Friesland, Nederland († 1901)
• Adrianus Groenendijk, Rotterdam
• Aaltje van Loon, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
• Nieboer, Wildervank († 1900)
• Albertus de Bree, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aartje Peterse, Buren, Nederland († 1966)
• Adriana Johanna Buurstede, Etten
• Albertus Schouten, Elst, Nederland († 1902)
• Adriana Johanna Cornelia Mathijssen, Teteringen

• Adrianus van Driel (64), Terneuzen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Aleida Willems (0), Maastricht
• anna de jong (0), rotterdam
• Adrianus van Driel (64), Terneuzen
• Alieda Hendrikse Bieshaar (76), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
• * Barend Exaltus (61), Asperen
• Aalt Evertsen Vastenburg (75), Nijkerk
• Adrianus Becht (77), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aalt Evertsen Vastenburg (75), Nijkerk
• Alida van der Stelt (56), De Werken en Sleeuwijk

• 1892 » Charles Vanel, French actor and director († 1989)
• 1894 » Christian Schad, German painter († 1982)
• 1895 » Blossom Rock, American actress († 1978)
• 1897 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Scottish soldier and peer († 1966)
• 1902 » Angel Karaliychev, Bulgarian author († 1972)
• 1903 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor († 1984)
• 1904 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader († 1984)
• 1905 » Bipin Gupta, Indian actor and producer († 1981)
• 1906 » Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer († 1995)
• 1907 » P. Jeevanandham, Indian lawyer and politician († 1963)

• 1867 » Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 1790)
• 1870 » Ma Xinyi, Chinese general and politician, Viceroy of Liangjiang (b. 1821)
• 1888 » James Farnell, Australian politician, 8th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1825)
• 1905 » Alexander von Oettingen, Estonian theologian and statistician (b. 1827)
• 1910 » Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Laurence Doherty, English tennis player (b. 1875)
• 1935 » John Hartley, English tennis player (b. 1849)
• 1940 » Ernest Thayer, American poet and author (b. 1863)
• 1940 » Hermann Obrecht, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Leon Trotsky, Russian theorist and politician, founded the Red Army (b. 1879)

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 6 » The Permanent Court of Arbitration, an international arbitration court at The Hague, is created when the Senate of the Netherlands ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.
• March 18 » AFC Ajax Amsterdam, The Netherlands's biggest and most successful football club, was founded.
• May 23 » American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.
• 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.
• July 9 » The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
• October 25 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.

The temperature on August 21, 1900 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%.