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• Adrianus Wilhelmus Gerardus van der Voort, Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Stoop, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Jansen, Reusel
• Alexander Maria van der Storm, Haarlem († 1986)
• Aagje Pleuntje Hitzert, Rotterdam
• Albert Rudolph Raat, Poerworedjo, residentie Kedoe Ned. Indie
• Albert Smit, Beerzerveld, Ommen Ambt,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Hoek, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
• Adriana Berkhoudt, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1915)
• Amanda Boomgaarden, Ellsworth, Nobles County, Minnesota († 2000)

• Benjamin Franklin Collins (59), Lawrence, Ohio, United States
• Bougina Jurjen Springer (80), Ommelanderwijk
• Aaltje Stoker (7), Drouwen (Borger)
• Antonia van Iperen (71), Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bertholia Mombers (68)
• Bart Willems (21), Den Ham, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius Harsing (74), Rotterdam
• Antonius Harsing (74), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Kappers (4), Twekkelo, Lonneker
• Kerperien (0), Schöninghsdorf, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

• 1908 » Herman Chittison, American pianist († 1967)
• 1908 » John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American economist and diplomat, 7th United States Ambassador to India († 2006)
• 1909 » Jesse L. Greenstein, American astronomer and academic († 2002)
• 1909 » Robert Trout, American journalist († 2000)
• 1910 » Edwin O. Reischauer, Japanese-American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan († 1990)
• 1912 » Nellie Lutcher, American singer and pianist († 2007)
• 1913 » Wolfgang Lüth, German commander († 1945)
• 1914 » Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king († 2007)
• 1916 » Al Killian, American trumpet player and bandleader († 2007)
• 1916 » George Turner, Australian author and critic († 1997)

• 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
• 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
• 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
• 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
• 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
• 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
• 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
• 1940 » Lluís Companys, Catalan lawyer and politician, President of Catalonia (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (b. 1883)

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 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
• January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
• February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
• February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
• November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
• December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

The temperature on October 15, 1912 was between 2.3 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.