About the day » Monday May 18, 1908Calender converter

• Aleida Maathuis, Geesteren († 1994)
• Alberdina Wiebes Houkes, Valthermond († 1908)
• Aagje van der Tholen, Rotterdam († 1960)
• Adriana van Westrienen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alney George Carley, Sayer, OK († 1989)
• Alwyn Waldron († 1984)
• Aaltje Slagter, Pesse, Ruinen
• Adolf Klijnhout, Arnhem († 1967)
• Albertus Hendrikus Maria Gardien, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ageus Theodorus de Jong, Renkum

• Aaltje Schelling (60), Maasdam
• Adriaan Bink (93), Gilze en Rijen, NB, Nederland
• Antonius van den Beld (24), Terwolde
• Aafje Smit (1), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne KOENEN (76), Weststellingwerf, Nederland
• Adam Drilsma (74), Paramaribo
• Anje Mulder (1), Vlagtwedde
• anna KAMSTEEG (87), sliedrecht
• Anna Maria Muijrers (0), Simpelveld
• Antonius van den Beld (24), Terwolde {GE} (gem Voorst)

• 1904 » Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General († 1986)
• 1904 » Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator († 1971)
• 1905 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier († 1943)
• 1905 » Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot († 1930)
• 1907 » Irene Hunt, American author and educator († 2001)
• 1909 » Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic († 1995)
• 1910 » Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author († 1999)
• 1911 » Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer († 1985)
• 1912 » Perry Como, American singer and television host († 2001)
• 1912 » Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1992)

• 1889 » Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
• 1900 » Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
• 1908 » Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1823)
• 1909 » George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
• 1909 » Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1860)
• 1910 » Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1910 » Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (b. 1821)
• 1911 » Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
• 1941 » Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)

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.
• April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
• April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

The temperature on May 18, 1908 was between 10.1 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.