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• Adriana Jonker, Warmenhuizen, Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1979)
• Albertus (Bertus) ZEFAT, Weerdingermarke (Emmen) Drenthe Netherlands († 1944)
• Aagje Alijda Gimpel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham de Waard, Kattendijke († 1985)
• Albert Fleege, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1902)
• Aliza Aleida Vos, Klatering (Beilen)
• Aagje Alijda Gimpel, Amsterdam
• Aagje Tol, Volendam († 1934)
• Adriana Jonker, Warmenhuizen († 1979)
• Alphonse Andre Henri DOURDOIGNE, Le Mage,61290, Frankrijk († 1901)

• Antonia VAN DER HEIJDEN (24), Gerwen
• Anna Maria Marian Leukers (81), Oss
• Catharina Geertruida de Boer (81), Franeker
• Anna Barbera Vranckx (63), Noorderwijk, Herentals, Provincie Antwerpen
• Bertha op 't Ende (0), Odoorn, Nederland
• Antonia Beerens (0), Knegsel
• Clasina Veldt (0)
• Anna Petronella Parie (0), Rotterdam
• Christina van Lierop (6), Mierlo-Hout, 5706, Niederlande
• Cornelia Fruining (0), Den Haag

• 1895 » Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina († 1974)
• 1895 » Zog I of Albania († 1961)
• 1896 » Julien Duvivier, French director, producer, and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1897 » Marcel Herrand, French actor († 1953)
• 1897 » Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter († 1987)
• 1901 » Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist († 1977)
• 1901 » Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia († 2000)
• 1903 » Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player († 1937)
• 1904 » Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver († 1973)
• 1907 » Richard Sharpe Shaver, American author and illustrator († 1975)

• 1869 » Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
• 1879 » Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (b. 1834)
• 1886 » Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (b. 1819)
• 1897 » Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
• 1928 » Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1931 » John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1845)
• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1936 » William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)

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

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

• 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• January 10 » The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.
• February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
• March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
• April 25 » New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
• September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
• November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.

The temperature on October 8, 1901 was between 5.8 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (26%).