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• Antje Koopman, Hoogeberg (Texel) in de polder den Burg († 1905)
• Adriaan Lampers, Oostkapelle († 1990)
• Agatha Petronella Vogt, Schiedam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Platje, Stadskanaal (Onstwedde) († 1904)
• Abraham Sommeling, Leiden († 1923)
• Alijda Petronella Antoinette van Rijnsoever, Rotterdam
• Aaltje Falkena, Wijckel, Friesland, Nederland
• Albertus Wanningen, Ambt Almelo
• Adriana Hendrica van Eijk, Schiedam
• Alberdina Kolkman, Wisch, Gelderland, Nederland

• Adriaan Witkam (66), Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antonius Gerardus Seuntjens, Bladel en Netersel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arnoldus Gerardus Theodorus Ubbink (82), Arnhem
• Adriana Maria Ambagts (74), Oudenbosch
• Anna Clarkson Stevens
• Albert Eshuis (37), Alteveer, De Wolden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Batje Hoogduijn (81), Wassenaar
• Arthur Jochmans (0), Willebringen
• Aaltje de Kwaadsteniet (1), Woerden
• Alida Frederika Sieber (60), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1898 » Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Swedish-American meteorologist and academic († 1957)
• 1898 » Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral († 1947)
• 1902 » Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author († 2001)
• 1902 » Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator († 1988)
• 1903 » Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader († 1983)
• 1903 » John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist († 1957)
• 1907 » Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic († 2013)
• 1908 » Lew Ayres, American actor († 1996)
• 1910 » Billy Williams, American singer († 1972)
• 1911 » Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist († 2003)

• 1890 » Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)
• 1897 » William Corby, American priest and academic (b. 1833)
• 1900 » Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)
• 1907 » Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright (b. 1812)
• 1913 » Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)
• 1916 » Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835)
• 1917 » Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1918 » Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)
• 1919 » Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)
• 1924 » Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)

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 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
• January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
• February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
• February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
• May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
• July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.

The temperature on December 28, 1904 was between -4.0 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.