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• Aagje Blok, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH) († 1980)
• Abraham van Duijvenvoorde, Katwijk († 1978)
• Adrianus Laurens Klugt van der, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1977)
• Adrianus, Leonardus van Tiggelen, Wouw († 1976)
• Arie van Baarle, Overschie († 1974)
• Paaij, Rotterdam († 1901)
• Adrianus Laurentius van der Klugt, Monster
• Aafke JAGER, Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
• Adam Norman († 1954)
• Adriaantje Kuiper, Callantsoog, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1991)

• Anna Maria Torlonia (46), Roma
• Anna Catharina Krings (34), Middelburg
• Anna Gertrud Herigon (64), Fischeln/Duitsland
• Adriana Schipper (31), Goudswaard
• Anna van Gelder (60), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anne Johannes Schurer (73), Makkinga, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
• Bertus van den Haselkamp (1), Montfoort
• Anna Gertrudis Herigons (64), Fischeln, Krefeld (D)
• Aaltje Dekker (67), Heerde (buurtschap Hoorn)
• Bertus van den Haselkamp (1), Montfoort

• 1897 » Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer and conductor († 1988)
• 1900 » Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius († 1985)
• 1900 » Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator († 1966)
• 1901 » Harold Clurman, American director and producer († 1980)
• 1904 » Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1988)
• 1904 » David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education († 1999)
• 1904 » Jose de Rivera, American soldier and sculptor († 1985)
• 1905 » Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer († 1993)
• 1905 » Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor († 1977)
• 1905 » Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress († 1990)

• 1872 » Charles XV of Sweden (b. 1826)
• 1890 » Dion Boucicault, Irish-American actor and playwright (b. 1820)
• 1896 » Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
• 1905 » George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (b. 1850)
• 1911 » Pyotr Stolypin, Russian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1862)
• 1915 » Susan La Flesche Picotte, doctor, teacher, and social reformer, first Native American to earn a medical degree
• 1924 » F. H. Bradley, English philosopher and author (b. 1846)
• 1939 » Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)

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. Hendrikus
15. Arie
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.
• March 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops.
• June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
• July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
• August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
• August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.

The temperature on September 18, 1901 was between 4.9 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (30%).