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• Sippens, Minnertsga († 1904)
• Anna Helena Heine, Jipsingboermussel, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Andries Bosma, Katlijk
• Anne Andries Renema, Wirdum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adrianus Gerard GRIEKSPOOR, Rotterdam († 1977)
• Antonia Hendrika Huijser, Rotterdam
• Anthonius Weijers, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Maria Pleune, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• agnes van den heuvel, meijel († 1972)
• Alfred Gordon Harris, Gores Landing, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada († 1977)

• Albert Jan Wonink (0), Wijhe (Wengelo)
• Bregje Homan (71), Venhuizen
• Anna Zandvliet van (88), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bouwman (79), Amsterdam
• Anna van Zandvliet (88), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje Betje Buuren van, Anna Paulowna
• Antje Jacobs Hofstra (81), Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Charity Permelia Seawright (71), Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
• Auguste Albertine Schneider (33), Diedenhofen
• Sippens (0), Minnertsga

• 1900 » Hal Borland, American journalist and author († 1978)
• 1901 » Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician († 1951)
• 1903 » Billie Dove, American actress († 1997)
• 1904 » Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator († 1973)
• 1904 » Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist († 1961)
• 1905 » Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver († 1981)
• 1905 » Herbert Morrison, American soldier and journalist († 1989)
• 1905 » Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian († 1974)
• 1907 » Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan († 1974)
• 1907 » Hans von der Groeben, German journalist and diplomat († 2005)

• 1881 » Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (b. 1805)
• 1889 » Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1809)
• 1893 » Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (b. 1810)
• 1906 » Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
• 1912 » August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
• 1912 » Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
• 1918 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1923 » N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
• January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
• April 8 » Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.
• April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
• May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
• August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
• October 4 » The IFK Göteborg football club is founded in Sweden.

The temperature on May 14, 1904 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.