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• Aart HAMWIJK, Amsterdam († 1984)
• Agatha Alida Slootjes, Leiden († 1987)
• Alje Woldhuis, Wagenborgen, Eemsdelta, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriaan Huibregtse, Westkapelle
• Adrianus Konings, Wouw († 2003)
• Albert Seubring, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 1974)
• Alfons Lengfeld, Glatz (poln. Klodzko), Powiat Klodzki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien
• Albert Boyd Carley, O'Neill, Holt Co, NE († 1945)
• * Lijntje Koppenol, Rotterdam
• Adriana van Hees, Gameren († 2003)

• Annetje van Slooten (73), Huizen, Gemeente Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arendje Woutersdr van der Toorn (58), Scheveningen
• Abraham ten Heuvel (77), De Sloot (Hoogeveen)
• Aalbert Willemsen (83), Steenderen (Toldijk)
• Arendje van der Toorn (58), Scheveningen
• Anna Elizabeth Sipman (69), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Elizabeth Sipman (69), Nijmegen, 6500, Nederland
• Anthonie de Zwart (68), Schiebroek (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Struijk (77), Rotterdam
• Anna Hoogerwerf (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
• 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
• 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
• 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)
• 1913 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler († 2007)
• 1916 » Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1916 » Robert Parrish, American actor and director († 1995)
• 1920 » William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence († 1996)
• 1924 » Marianne Werner, German shot putter
• 1925 » Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician († 2003)

• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
• 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
• 1925 » Nellie Cashman, American nurse, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and gold prospector (b. 1845)
• 1927 » Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (b. 1870)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
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 6.0 million citizens.
• January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
• January 23 » The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.
• May 8 » Paramount Pictures is founded.
• June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
• July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
• December 3 » Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)

The temperature on January 4, 1912 was between 7.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.