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• Abraham HALVERSTAD, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• August LEMMENS, As (Limburg) (B) († 1982)
• Abraham Pieter Moggré, Domburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1989)
• Aartje van Beek, Ermelo († 1978)
• ?? de Blank, Tiel († 1918)
• Anna (An) Alleman, Dordrecht († 2004)
• Albertus Gerrit Navis, Dinxperlo († 2009)
• Albertus Alblas, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1918)
• Adrianus Henricus Cornelissen, Bavel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1944)
• Anna Alena Wesseling, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1925)

• * Francina Johanna van der Mark (27), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Steevens, Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Adrianus Stoppelenburg (1), Alblasserdam, Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Anna Rietveld (52), Sliedrecht
• Aagje Turenhout (84), Leiden
• Aaltje Heerdink (6), Nijverdal, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aagje Turenhout (84), Leiden
• Apolonia Helena van Heijningen (68), Aalsmeer
• Adriana van Zevenhuyzen (83), Rotterdam
• Adriana Romijn (24), utrecht (utrecht)

• 1914 » Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager († 1997)
• 1914 » Ray Walston, American actor († 2001)
• 1915 » Sidney Luft, American film producer († 2005)
• 1917 » Ann Rutherford, American actress († 2012)
• 1918 » Alexander Vraciu, American commander and pilot of Romanian descent († 2015)
• 1919 » Warren Stevens, American actor († 2012)
• 1920 » Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster († 2013)
• 1921 » Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1994)
• 1921 » Shepard Menken, American actor († 1999)
• 1922 » Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler († 2013)

• 1887 » Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1811)
• 1887 » Jenny Lind, Swedish operatic soprano (b. 1820)
• 1898 » George Goyder, English-Australian surveyor (b. 1826)
• 1905 » Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (b. 1817)
• 1911 » Kyrle Bellew, English actor (b. 1850)
• 1930 » Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, target shooter, and gymnast (b. 1874)
• 1935 » Jock Cameron, South African cricketer (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (b. 1868)
• 1949 » Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1872)

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. Helena
14. Geertruida
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.
• May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
• August 13 » Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
• September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
• October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
• October 30 » World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies.
• November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.

The temperature on November 2, 1918 was between 1.6 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.