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• Vleeming, Arnhem († 1910)
• Adriana Bouwman, Dordrecht
• Aaltje Cornelia Bijl, Alkmaar
• , Oisterwijk († 2002)
• Anna Margaretha Appeldorn, Musselkanaal
• Albertus van Uunen, Gouda († 1992)
• Adrianus Driessens, Veghel
• Adriana Catharina Smit, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• "Anna" Hendrika Flach, Dordrecht († 2000)
• Andreas Jules Christiaan (Andre) Voeten, Princenhage

• Andries Roelofs Slijkman (45), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Beitske Kempenaar (68), Kollumerland
• Bouwke Pieters Biewenga (75), Zeerijp, 't Zandt
• Antonia CLEEMPUT (76), Malderen,1840,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Abraham de Wilde (75), Goes
• Bouke Pieters Biewenga (75), 't Zandt, Groningen, Nederland
• Alida Houbroek (85), Schoten
• Andries Schieving (64)
• Aldert van Eck (0), Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Hubert (1), Haarlem

• 1907 » Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician († 1986)
• 1907 » Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician († 2007)
• 1907 » Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines († 1957)
• 1907 » Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer († 1977)
• 1907 » William Shawn, American journalist († 1992)
• 1908 » William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer († 1981)
• 1909 » Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist († 2008)
• 1911 » Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader († 1970)
• 1911 » Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician († 1998)
• 1913 » Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer († 2009)

• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
• 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
• 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
• 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)

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

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. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Aaltje
16. Neeltje

• 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 5.9 million citizens.
• January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
• March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
• May 4 » The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
• October 22 » Hawley Harvey Crippen (the first felon to be arrested with the help of radio) is convicted of poisoning his wife.
• November 14 » Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
• November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

The temperature on August 31, 1910 was between 9.6 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.