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• Aaltje Hulzentop, Hondhang (gem. Hoogeveen)
• Abigael Lena NAGTEGAAL, Vlissingen († 1981)
• Aaltje Bos, Emmercompascuum, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1903)
• Aaltje van Herk, Capelle aan den IJssel († 1971)
• Oostveen, Utrecht (UT, NLD) († 1901)
• ??? Rawlings († 1995)
• Abigael Lena Nagtegaal, Vlissingen († 1981)
• Adriana VAN DEN BURG, noordwijkerhout, Nederland († 1901)
• Abraham Marinus Johannes Kwist, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Taal, Meliskerke, Nederland († 1980)

• Aart Kleijboer (84), Wormen, province of Gelderland
• AMELIA NOENS (74), HAMME,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
• Aart Kleijboer (84), Wormen (Apeldoorn)
• abraham ketellapper (0), amsterdam
• Adrianus van Delft (73), Besoijen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Aart Kleiboer (84), Apeldoorn
• Albert Heijmans (42), Zuid-Scharwoude
• Adrianus de Vos (66), Moordrecht
• Elisabeth Kuijsten, Besoijen
• Angenieta Fennechiena Wolthuis (0), Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1897 » Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet and academic († 1977)
• 1898 » Irving Rapper, American film director and producer († 1999)
• 1898 » Margaret Booth, American producer and editor († 2002)
• 1900 » Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank († 1945)
• 1900 » Kiku Amino, Japanese author and translator († 1978)
• 1901 » Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba († 1973)
• 1902 » Eric Liddell, Scottish runner, rugby player, and missionary († 1945)
• 1903 » William Grover-Williams, English-French race car driver († 1945)
• 1905 » Ernesto Halffter, Spanish composer and conductor († 1989)
• 1906 » Johannes Brenner, Estonian footballer and pilot († 1975)

• 1879 » Octave Crémazie, Canadian-French poet and bookseller (b. 1827)
• 1886 » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and academic (b. 1834)
• 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
• 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
• 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
• 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
• 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
• 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Wilhelmus
14. Arie
15. Hendrikus
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Petronella
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
• August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
• August 10 » The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
• August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
• August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
• October 24 » Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

The temperature on January 16, 1901 was between -4.2 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (71%).