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• "Christian" Aloys de Gonzague Marie Joseph van de Werve de Schilde, Anvers, Belgique († 1966)
• Alida Jacoba Verhoeven, Noordwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• Adrianus Franciscus Linders, Rotterdam
• Albert Botter, Ambt Hardenberg († 1949)
• Everts, Ankum, gemeente Dalfsen († 1904)
• Aart Vermeer, Garderbroek (Barneveld), Nederland
• Anje Jacobs Haaksma, De Waarden († 1976)
• Albert Jan Josephus Terwijn, Amsterdam
• Adrianus Johannes van Holten, Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1976)
• Aarjen Balder, Broek op L'dijk († 1913)

• Albert Edelenbos(ch) (1), Amsterdam
• Baukje van der Werff (77), Utrecht
• Antoinetta Cecilia Eijkholt (53), Baak
• Aagtje van Duinen (66), Doezum, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriaantje Beunder (71), Broek in Waterland, Nederland
• Antje Binnenwijzen (63), Purmerend
• Aaltje Sytzes Schuylinga (80), Nieuwehorne, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Beunder (71)
• Aaltje Sijtzes Schuilinga (80), Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Braat (85), Oosterhout

• 1897 » Jackson Scholz, American runner († 1986)
• 1900 » Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian and writer († 1987)
• 1904 » George Brent, Irish-American actor († 1979)
• 1904 » J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor († 1985)
• 1905 » Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and judge († 1944)
• 1907 » Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer († 1981)
• 1909 » Jaroslava Muchová Syllabová, Czech painter († 1986)
• 1912 » Lightnin' Hopkins, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1982)
• 1912 » Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and author († 1979)
• 1913 » Macdonald Carey, American actor († 1994)

• 1891 » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer and academic (b. 1819)
• 1897 » James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
• 1898 » Henry Bessemer, English engineer and businessman (b. 1813)
• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)
• 1937 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1888)
• 1939 » Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)
• 1941 » Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (b. 1864)

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.
• February 17 » Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.
• February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
• May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
• May 21 » The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
• June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
• 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 March 15, 1904 was between -1.9 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.