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• Vis, Noordgouwe, Zeeland (Nederland)
• Aleida Bols, Emmen
• Maartje Schipper, Deventer († 1993)
• Edmond Baert, Belsele(B) († 1990)
• Adrianus Molenaar, Rhoon († 1971)
• Adriana Maria Willemen, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2000)
• Adrianus Molenaar, Hoogvliet
• Albertus van Basten, Utrecht († 1903)
• Adriana Dana van der Wulp († 1903)
• Adrianus Joannes EYSKENS, Lier, Antwerpen, Belgie

• Anje (Freerks) KIJFT (81), Westernieland, Eenrum, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
• Abram van Utrecht (53)
• Catharina Gudden (78), Didam (Montferland)
• Berend Hulshof (81), Bonnerveen (Gieten)
• abraham GOUDSWAARD (84), colijnsplaat(ZE)
• Berend Hulshof (81), Bonnerveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Bastiaan van Andel (0), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Sofie Willumsdatter (68), Straumsjøen, Søberg, Bø og Malnes, Nordland, Norway
• Arnoldus van Evert (1), Leiden
• Adrianus Smit (35), Amsterdam

• 1894 » Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, Indian chemist and academic († 1955)
• 1895 » Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1976)
• 1896 » Nirala, Indian poet and author († 1961)
• 1900 » Jeanne Aubert, French singer and actress († 1988)
• 1902 » Arthur Nock, English theologian and academic († 1963)
• 1903 » Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist († 1977)
• 1903 » Raymond Queneau, French poet and author († 1976)
• 1907 » W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and composer († 1973)
• 1909 » Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 2015)
• 1910 » Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot († 1982)

• 1862 » Justinus Kerner, German poet and physician (b. 1786)
• 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
• 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
• 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
• 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)

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

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

• 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
• April 19 » The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
• April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
• September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
• October 6 » The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
• November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
• December 17 » The Wright brothers make the first controlled powered, heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The temperature on February 21, 1903 was between 7.0 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.7 °C.