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• Aleida Theodora Fennis, Hilversum († 1954)
• Magnus, s Heer Arendskerke († 1901)
• Agnes Mary Willmott, Mortlake, Surrey. England († 1987)
• Adrianus NEFS, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
• Alminnie HALE, Cleveland († 1907)
• Aleida Berendina Evers, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1901)
• .. Holstein, Uithuizermeeden, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Oprel, Rozenburg († 1977)
• Albert Benjamin Joseph DE RUDDER, Ronse, 45041, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1960)
• Adriana Helena Oosterlaken, Hoenkoop

• Albert Carl August Lars Ehrensvard (80), Tosterup, Kristianstad, Sweden
• Antje Bruining (10), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Theunisen (53), Valkenswaard
• Anna Theodora Blommestijn (0), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Magnus (0), s Heer Arendskerke
• Antje Rijneveld (31), Leiden
• Albert KOEKOEK (63), Oldekerk, Now Municipality Grootegast, Province Of Groningen, The Netherlands
• Alyda Emilia Petrusdr Klots (62)
• Antje Bruining (10), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Carolina VANHOORNE (59), Oostende, 35013, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique

• 1892 » Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer († 1964)
• 1894 » Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader († 1956)
• 1896 » Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian († 1966)
• 1900 » Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector († 1982)
• 1902 » Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate († 1986)
• 1902 » Julian Steward, American anthropologist († 1972)
• 1902 » Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot († 1978)
• 1902 » Tallulah Bankhead, American actress († 1968)
• 1905 » John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter († 1970)
• 1909 » Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist († 1995)

• 1856 » 11th Dalai Lama (b. 1838)
• 1870 » Cilibi Moise, Moldavian-Romanian journalist and author (b. 1812)
• 1888 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)
• 1892 » Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (b. 1834)
• 1900 » John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Timothy Eaton, Canadian businessman, founded Eaton's (b. 1834)
• 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
• 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)

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.
• May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
• July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
• September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
• September 6 » Leon Czolgosz, an unemployed anarchist, shoots and fatally wounds US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York.
• November 1 » Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia.

The temperature on January 31, 1901 was between -0.5 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%).