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• Anna Magdalena Huffermann, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Cornelia van Til, Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland († 1918)
• Charles Lodewijk Weteling, Vlaardingen († 2001)
• Annegien Venema, Sappemeer, Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2012)
• Anna Bouma, Iowa (USA) († 1992)
• Arie van den Heuvel († 2001)
• Arthur John (Jock) GERKE († 2011)
• Charles Louis Dannenburg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
• Adrianus Peek, Vianen († 1918)
• Bauke van der Pal († 1945)

• Carolus van den Wijngaert (0), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg
• Adriana Maria Smits (0), Drunen
• Catherine Leevers Shelly (92), Saint Ann, Jamaica
• Antoni Mikula (1), Palmer, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Abraham Behr (33), Groningen
• Catharina Louise Hubertina Janssen (70), Venlo
• Antonia Jansje de Weerd (1), Hilversum
• * Levenloos kind van Zoest (0), Reeuwijk, Utrecht, NL
• Baukje Jans Terpstra (24)
• Antonie Verstappen (76), Geldrop

• 1913 » Wesley Addy, American actor († 1996)
• 1915 » Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System († 2007)
• 1917 » John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer († 2012)
• 1918 » Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist († 2012)
• 1919 » Michel Déon, French novelist, playwright, and critic († 2016)
• 1920 » Helen Thomas, American journalist and author († 2013)
• 1921 » Herb Ellis, American guitarist († 2010)
• 1921 » Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2000)
• 1922 » Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal († 2012)
• 1922 » Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (d.2006)

• 1900 » Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)
• 1914 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (b. 1853)
• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)

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. Grietje
16. Margaretha

• 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.
• February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
• May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
• July 17 » The RMSCarpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SMU-55; five lives are lost.
• October 11 » The 7.1 M_w San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
• November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
• December 14 » Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated.

The temperature on August 4, 1918 was between 11.0 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.