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• Adriana Maria Bol, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Albert Kieft, Zuid-en Noord-Schermer, Nederland
• Waijers- († 1908)
• Adriaan de Jongh, Zoelen, Nederland († 1988)
• Aagje Blom, Capelle aan den IJssel († 1998)
• Alida Margaretha Höhle, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Aaltje Wemmi († 2003)
• Aaltje Muskee, Amsterdam
• Aaltje de Boer, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aardina Wilhelmina Johanna Amelsvoort, leeuwarden († 1998)

• Anna Elisabeth Marie Elisabeth Kindler (82)
• Adrianus Franciscus Wetser, 's-Hertogenbosch (N.Br)
• Kuitert (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aaltje* Niks (65), Thornton Ts, Cook County, Illinois
• Abraham Schram (71), Sint Maartensdijk
• Albert Bakker (77), Velsen
• Waijers- (0)
• Adrianus Sneijers (64), Raamsdonk, Provincie Noord Brabant Nederland
• Adrianus Franciscus Wetser (54), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Aagje Brouwer (24), Marken

• 1903 » Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts († 1958)
• 1907 » Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner and soldier († 1940)
• 1908 » Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic († 2003)
• 1909 » Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor († 1973)
• 1909 » Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer († 1939)
• 1912 » Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France († 1996)
• 1913 » Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant († 1963)
• 1913 » Eugène Brands, Dutch painter († 2002)
• 1913 » Lloyd Bridges, American actor († 1998)
• 1913 » Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer († 2005)

• 1885 » Leopold Damrosch, German-American composer and conductor (b. 1832)
• 1893 » Fanny Kemble, English actress (b. 1809)
• 1896 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (b. 1822)
• 1905 » George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
• 1909 » Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (b. 1850)
• 1919 » Karl Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1871)
• 1919 » Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (b. 1871)
• 1926 » Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
• 1929 » George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
• January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
• October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
• December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

The temperature on January 15, 1908 was between -3.5 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 0.1 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.