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• Betty L Asher, California, Verenigde Staten († 1963)
• Arie van den Berg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Arie Stolk, Strijen Z.H († 1999)
• Anna Geertrui Koolhaas († 2006)
• Visser, Papendrecht († 1917)
• Avery Aldra Taylor, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 1977)
• Aafje Groot, Andijk († 2014)
• Anne Wieland, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)
• Arnold Courtens († 1983)
• Adrianus Besselse, Breukelen Nijenrode

• Anne Eduard Jacob Willem Juta (68), Leiden, South Holland, Nederland
• Anton Scheppers Smith (81), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Geertruida Stoffer (0), Amersfoort
• Visser (0), Papendrecht
• Antje Nieuwpoort (59), Berkhout
• Arie van Es (22), IJsselmonde, Nederland
• Aarjen Pietersz Borsten (67), Broek op Langedijk, NH, Nederland
• Arnolda van Hoof (73), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Arnolda van Hoof (73), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Johannesson (28), Ramsvik, Aneby Kommun, J√∂nk√∂ping, Zweden

• 1915 » James Elliott, American runner and coach († 1981)
• 1919 » Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer († 2010)
• 1919 » John David Wilson, English animator and producer († 2013)
• 1920 » Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer († 1997)
• 1920 » Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer († 2006)
• 1921 » Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress († 2013)
• 1921 » Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1991)
• 1921 » William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2012)
• 1922 » Rory Calhoun, American actor († 1999)
• 1922 » Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini († 1985)

• 1898 » Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)
• 1902 » James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
• 1902 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (b. 1853)
• 1909 » Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (b. 1842)
• 1911 » William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (b. 1830)
• 1920 » Eduard Birnbaum, Polish-born German cantor (b. 1855)
• 1921 » Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1861)
• 1928 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)
• 1934 » Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1863)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Grietje
15. Helena
16. Trijntje

• 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
• January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
• January 31 » World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus.
• March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
• July 28 » The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
• September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
• October 15 » World War I: Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by France for espionage.

The temperature on August 8, 1917 was between 11.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.