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• Abraham Cornelis Maaskant, 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Albert Pruis, Leens, Groningen, The Netherlands († 1982)
• Albert Annes Zwaagstra, Drogeham († 1991)
• Aafje Dekker, Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland
• Anna Wierenga, Woltersum (Ten Boer)
• Adrianus Johannes Coerse, Amsterdam
• Albert Zwaagstra, Drogeham, Friesland, Nederland († 1991)
• Agatha Pieters Mennema, Vlaardingen, Nederland
• Alexis Louis Santy, Roeselare († 1984)
• Adeline Kelder, Batavia, Java, Ned. Indie

• Albert Roossien (62), Wildervank, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Albertus Goedkoop (2)
• Albert Jan Meulenbrugge (71), Vorden (Bronckhorst)
• Anna Maria van den Heiligenberg (79), Wijk bij Duurstede
• Moriänner (0), Zandberg, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland
• Amelia Sophia Salomez (78), Passendale
• Anna Margrita Wolven (81), Wageningen
• Adamina van Dijk (67), Zwollerkerspel
• Adamina van Dijk (67), Zwollerkerspel
• Anna Maria van den Heijligenberg (79), Wijk bij Duurstede

• 1898 » Carlos Keller, Chilean historian, academic, and politician († 1974)
• 1898 » Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator († 1990)
• 1900 » Donald J. Russell, American businessman († 1985)
• 1901 » Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam († 1963)
• 1905 » Anna May Wong, American actress († 1961)
• 1905 » Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer († 1996)
• 1907 » Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director († 1986)
• 1909 » Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor († 2000)
• 1910 » Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager († 2000)
• 1911 » John Sturges, American director and producer († 1992)

• 1882 » William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (b. 1805)
• 1895 » James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (b. 1824)
• 1903 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (b. 1837)
• 1911 » Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (b. 1851)
• 1915 » James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1916 » Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (b. 1831)
• 1922 » Wilhelm Voigt, German criminal (b. 1849)
• 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
• 1927 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
• 1931 » Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
• May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
• June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
• September 1 » Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
• November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.
• November 25 » Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

The temperature on January 3, 1905 was between -5.6 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -3.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.