About the day » Saturday June 5, 1909Calender converter

• Anna Catherine Gocken, Jerauld Co., SD († 1983)
• Albert Tobias Glastra, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1956)
• Adriana Henrica van Oort, Tilburg († 1996)
• Albertje van Alteren, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Bakker, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1909)
• Anna Maria Dymphna Helsen, Mol, België
• Anna Elizabeth Terjung, Alkmaar, Nederland († 1996)
• Anna Fouchier († 1992)
• Albert Albert Wijkstra, Niebert, Gem. Marum († 1968)
• Adrianus Franciscus Vosters, Reusel-De Mierden (Reusel) (Noord Brabant) († 1966)

• Albert Wybes van der Veer (79), Kubaard, Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Amelia Colemonts (12), Zepperen, België
• Antonie Scholte (1), Amsterdam
• Albert Wijbes van der Veer (79), Kubaard
• Apolonia Borst (87), Alkemade
• Baukje Hiemstra (0), St. Jacobiparochie, Friesland, Nederland
• Bauke Symens Pot (87), Wanswerd
• Radsma (28)
• Arie den Hoed (64), Berkenwoude
• Anna Gertrudis Croymans (75), Leunen,, Limburg, Nederland

• 1899 » Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere († 1992)
• 1900 » Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate († 1979)
• 1902 » Arthur Powell Davies, American minister, author, and activist († 1957)
• 1905 » Wayne Boring, American illustrator († 1987)
• 1912 » Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author († 2003)
• 1912 » Eric Hollies, English cricketer († 1981)
• 1913 » Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic († 2000)
• 1914 » Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic († 2016)
• 1916 » Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager († 2011)
• 1916 » Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer († 1973)

• 1899 » Antonio Luna, Filipino general (b. 1866)
• 1900 » Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1871)
• 1906 » Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (b. 1842)
• 1910 » O. Henry, American short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1913 » Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
• 1921 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (b. 1880)

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.
• January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
• January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
• 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.
• April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
• May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
• June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.

The temperature on June 5, 1909 was between 6.7 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.