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• Andreas Vleeschouwer, Den Haag
• Allegonda Maria Kuijpers, Deurne († 1996)
• Adriaan Johannes Kruidenier, Vlissingen
• Adam Jozephus Mathot, Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Anna Homan, Blokker († 2000)
• Anna HOMAN, Blokker († 2000)
• Tjesina Jacobina Wever († 1999)
• Anna Elisabeth Wittekamp († 2007)
• Adrianus Arbach, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1908)
• Anna Jantje Mulder, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• Doodgeboren zoon Swildens (0), Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland
• Adriana Petronella barones Mulert tot de Leemcule (85), Zeist,Gemeente Zeist,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Clementina Louisa Maritz (70), Den Haag
• Apollonia van der Reijdt (68), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anthonij Kranendonk (48), 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Kuijpers (79), Erp, Nederland
• De Boer (0), Zaandam, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bastiaan HOLSTER Lzn (3), Nieuwe-Tonge, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Antonius Augustinus Neven (1), Hoepertingen, België
• Anna Catharina Jonen (57), Voerendaal

• 1905 » Mildred Natwick, American actress († 1994)
• 1906 » Ernst Boris Chain, German-Irish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1979)
• 1906 » Knut Kroon, Swedish footballer († 1975)
• 1906 » Walter Rauff, German SS officer († 1984)
• 1907 » Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army († 1985)
• 1909 » Osamu Dazai, Japanese author († 1948)
• 1909 » Rūdolfs Jurciņš, Latvian basketball player († 1948)
• 1910 » Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist († 1982)
• 1910 » Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1985)
• 1910 » Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company († 1966)

• 1884 » Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (b. 1810)
• 1903 » Herbert Vaughan, English cardinal (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Francesco Baracca, Italian fighter pilot (b. 1888)
• 1921 » Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (b. 1888)
• 1922 » Hitachiyama Taniemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (b. 1876)
• 1937 » J. M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1939 » Grace Abbott, American social worker and activist (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Maurice Jaubert, French composer and conductor (b. 1900)
• 1941 » C. V. Hartman, Swiss botanist and anthropologist (b. 1862)

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 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
• January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
• April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• 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.

The temperature on June 19, 1908 was between 11.3 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.