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• Adriana Petronella Bertens, Udenhout
• Adrianus Jacobus Jozef Wolterbeek, Breda († 1952)
• Adolphine Caroline Wttewaal van Stoetwegen, Herwijnen (gem. Lingewaal) († 1978)
• Alouisius Nelen, Hoevestein, Wouwse Plantage
• Adrianus Hendrikus Bogmans, Breda
• Adriana Aartje Sparreboom, IJsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Noirhomme († 1980)
• Alexander Körver, Kerkrade (L († 1901)
• Aleida Hendrika Hilbrink, Hengelo, ov.nld
• Aart Hoogendoorn, Oudewater († 1902)

• Abraham Schouten (69), Utrecht
• Antje Jans Talsma (4)
• Antonia Elisabeth Vrijenhoek (0), Overschie
• Anthonie Rinn (7), Axel
• Antje Dirks Dijkstra (68), Weesp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Jannes Helmhout (75), Smallingerland
• Bruno Horace Robillard (26), Russell, Ontario, Canada
• Annigje Bergman (19), Genemuiden (gem. Zwartewaterland)
• Benjamin R. Allen (75)
• Aafje Lammerts Sikkink (64), Blokker

• 1894 » Agda Helin, Swedish actress († 1984)
• 1894 » Fritz Sauckel, German sailor and politician († 1946)
• 1894 » Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general († 1978)
• 1904 » Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author († 1995)
• 1906 » Earle Cabell, American banker and politician, Mayor of Dallas († 1975)
• 1906 » Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator († 2010)
• 1906 » Peter Blume, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor († 1992)
• 1908 » Lee Krasner, American painter († 1984)
• 1910 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer († 1963)
• 1910 » Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer († 2000)

• 1880 » Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
• 1917 » Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 1926 » Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)
• 1927 » Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
• 1929 » Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)
• 1930 » Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)
• 1942 » Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)
• 1944 » Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (b. 1905)
• 1947 » William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1872)

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.
• January 1 » The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
• March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
• June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
• 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 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
• October 12 » President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.

The temperature on October 27, 1901 was between 0.1 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (74%).