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• Arija Johanna van Haften, Vlaardingen († 2002)
• Anthony Anderson († 1983)
• Annigje Kwakkel, Oldebroek, Nederland († 1970)
• Antonius Adrianus Opdam, Lisse († 1990)
• Aagje Veenis, Assendelft († 2017)
• Aaltje (Ali) KUPER, Ter Apelkanaal (Vlagtwedde) Groningen Netherlands († 1980)
• Anni Toline Bosker, Wirdum (Loppersum) († 2012)
• Adam Schouwenaars, Zevenbergen († 1989)
• Amalia Cornelia Van Damme, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Ate Fortuin, Heeg, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1971)

• Adriana Koornneef (1), De Lier, 2678, Nederland
• Antje Aukes de Vries (61), Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Aleida van Brakel (58), Arnhem
• Antje Douwes Visser (71), Hollum (Ameland), Friesland, Nederland
• Albertus Antonius Reijnen (23), Hees
• Anna Pieters Feenstra (78)
• Annechien Munneke (81), Nieuwediep, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aren van BODEGOM (56), Paterson, Passaic, US-NJ
• Adriana Koorneef (1), De Lier, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonia Jacoba Maria Mols (18), Elbeuf, Frankrijk

• 1914 » Armen Alchian, American economist and academic († 2013)
• 1916 » Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic († 2007)
• 1916 » Beverly Cleary, American author
• 1916 » Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor († 2011)
• 1917 » Helen Forrest, American singer and actress († 1999)
• 1917 » Robert Manzon, French racing driver († 2015)
• 1917 » Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer († 1978)
• 1919 » Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader († 1991)
• 1919 » István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator († 2012)
• 1921 » Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician († 1978)

• 1885 » William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1817)
• 1898 » Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)

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.
• June 10 » The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMSSzent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel.
• August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
• August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
• October 10 » RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the worst-ever on the Irish Sea.
• December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
• December 16 » Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic; it is dissolved in 1919.

The temperature on April 12, 1918 was between 6.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.