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• * Theodorus Maria (Theo) van Vijfeijken, Helmond († 1985)
• van Konijnenburg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
• Alice Jeanette Hermine Eulderink, Hengelo († 1919)
• Adriaan Bebelaar, Rotterdam († 1987)
• Asjen Teunis Deumer, Zwolle († 2023)
• Aaltje Rossing, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2017)
• Arie in 't Veld (in ’t Veldt, In ’t Velt), 's-Gravendeel, Nederland
• Anonyme CHEDEMAIL, , Amanlis, 35150, France († 1918)
• Arie Rijke, IJmuiden († 2014)
• Bernardus Johannes Valentinus Meijerink, Zorgvlied (Diever) († 1918)

• Albert Jan Velting (16), Dalen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Wachtum
• Adriana Christina Evers (18), North Holland,, Netherlands
• Adriana Boote (81), Arkel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Oonk (71), Nijenkamp (Miste)
• Bregje DEKKER (67), Limmen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Kraak (67), Castricum
• Berend van den Berg (56), Grootebroek
• Albert Jan Velting (16), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland, Wachtum
• Bruijn van Huisstede (59), Vreeland, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Antje Yges DAMSMA (72), Leeuwarden(Friesland)

• 1913 » Mickey Cohen, American mob boss († 1976)
• 1913 » Victor Kiernan, English historian and academic († 2009)
• 1914 » Rudolf Leiding, German businessman († 2003)
• 1917 » Henry Ford II, American businessman († 1987)
• 1918 » Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer († 2014)
• 1918 » Paul Harvey, American radio host († 2009)
• 1919 » Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1920 » Clemar Bucci, Argentinian race car driver († 2011)
• 1920 » Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic († 2000)
• 1922 » Per Olof Sundman, Swedish author and politician († 1992)

• 1864 » John Hunt Morgan, American general (b. 1825)
• 1907 » Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1843)
• 1909 » Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1865)
• 1911 » John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (b. 1873)
• 1940 » George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Erich Fellgiebel, German general (b. 1886)
• 1963 » Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (b. 1886)
• 1965 » Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
• 1974 » Creighton Abrams, American general (b. 1914)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
• April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
• July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
• October 29 » The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
• November 11 » World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne.
• December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.

The temperature on September 4, 1918 was between 7.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.