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• Alfred René Baudry, Neuville Saint Amand, 02100, France
• Andreas Wilhelmus van Dommelen, Nieuwkuijk
• Adrianus Antonius Onstenk, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1975)
• Albert Jan van de Spreng, Rheden
• Agnes Bloskie, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Alberta Irene Fralix, Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, United States († 1992)
• Aafke Anna Riekels, Glimmen, Haren,, Groningen, Nederland († 1971)
• anna maria catharina duijf, helden-dorp
• Ale Mosselman, Anjum, gem. Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1955)
• Annechien Geziena Smit († 1993)

• Aukje Nonkes (76), de Wilp, gem. Marum, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Flieger (89), Wijchen
• Theodorus Gerardus Zijlmans (0), Geertruidenberg
• Aloys de Paar (68)
• Anne Marie CLAVIER (84), Arthon-en-Retz, 44320, France
• Anna Melsen (85), 's Gravenmoer
• Joghems (0), Wageningen
• Anna Maria Donders (43), Tilburg
• Antonius Rongen (82), Bunde, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Blom (72), Bodegraven

• 1907 » Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician († 2007)
• 1907 » Pierre Pflimlin, French politician, Prime Minister of France († 2000)
• 1908 » Daisy and Violet Hilton, English conjoined twins († 1969)
• 1908 » Eugen Weidmann, German criminal († 1939)
• 1908 » Marie Baron, Dutch swimmer and diver († 1948)
• 1908 » Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress († 1932)
• 1909 » Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer († 1969)
• 1910 » Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic († 2007)
• 1910 » Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer († 2010)
• 1911 » Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor († 1960)

• 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
• 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
• 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
• 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
• 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
• 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
• 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
• 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Grietje
13. Aaltje
14. Geertruida
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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
• February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
• February 12 » The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
• April 13 » The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
• September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
• October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
• December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

The temperature on February 5, 1909 was between 3.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.