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• Adrianus Johan Carel Zoomers, Rotterdam († 1970)
• Dymphna Maria Johanna Antonia van Beek, Raamsdonkveer
• Adriaan Huijbregtse, Middelburg († 1981)
• Adriana Hendrika BAX, Luyksgestel,Gemeente Bergeijk,North Brabant,Netherlands († 1970)
• Adriaan Riksen, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1975)
• Albertus Mader, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1900)
• Albertus Baukjes van Vliet, Hillegersberg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1917)
• Albertus Hendrik van Grasstek, Amsterdam († 1970)
• Adrianus Wilhelminus van der Maat, Ijsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1967)
• Adrianus Wilhelmina van der Maat, IJsselstein

• Adriaan Leendert Bloois, van (31), Dreischor gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL
• Arend Postuma (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Johanna van Oostrum (0), Den Haag
• Anthonia Oud (0), Ursem, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Aantje van der Leest (4), Kooten(FR)
• Agnes Haxs (66), Heumen
• Anna Cornelia Dekkers (Deckers) (69), Nispen
• Andries van Zutphen (83), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Auguste Stanislas Baudry (62), Nantes, 44000, France
• Alfred G. Newlin (51)

• 1896 » Ralph Horween, American football player and coach († 1997)
• 1899 » Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver († 1979)
• 1900 » Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist († 1945)
• 1900 » John T. Scopes, American educator († 1970)
• 1901 » John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician († 1995)
• 1901 » Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal († 1981)
• 1902 » David Buttolph, American film composer († 1983)
• 1902 » Regina Jonas, German rabbi († 1944)
• 1903 » Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Tunisia († 2000)
• 1904 » Dolores del Río, Mexican actress († 1983)

• 1877 » William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805)
• 1879 » Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)
• 1894 » George Inness, American painter (b. 1825)
• 1913 » William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1844)
• 1916 » Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)
• 1917 » Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (b. 1883)
• 1922 » Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1851)
• 1924 » Joseph Conrad, Polish-born British novelist (b. 1857)
• 1925 » William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864)

• 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 6 » Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.
• February 9 » The Davis Cup competition is established.
• February 23 » Second Boer War: During the Battle of the Tugela Heights, the first British attempt to take Hart's Hill fails.
• 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 20 » Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China.
• September 8 » Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

The temperature on August 3, 1900 was about 15.4 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%.