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• Albertus Turk, Elst
• Albert RAVEN, Dorkwerd (Hoogkerk) Groningen Netherlands
• Anna, Maria Gerards, Nieuwenhagen († 1964)
• * Izaak Jas, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Alžběta Vaňková, Branná u Třeboně († 1982)
• Aaltje Koster, Hoogeveen, Drente, Nederland
• van Dam, Leerdam († 1903)
• Alphons STORME, Houtave,,BELGIE († 1989)
• Anna Maria Louisa Vrösch, Heerlen
• A. Maria L. Houben, Eys-Baneheide († 2001)

• HOLLENBERG (0), Akersloot
• Alida Beutmann (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Siereveld (0), Arnemuiden, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alida Beutmann (57), Amsterdam
• Anna Peters Swede (91)
• Alphonsina Maria Van Landeghem, Steendorp
• Antonius J.Hendrk Valkenburg van (0), Tilburg
• Arnold Maria Ghislain Baron van Woelmont (54), Lives-sur-Meuse, Namen, Wallonië
• Antje Obbema- (52), Dronrijp, Nederland
• Arnold de Woëlmont (54), Lives-sur-Meuse, 92094, Belgique

• 1898 » Peng Dehuai, Chinese general, 1st Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China († 1974)
• 1901 » Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer († 1959)
• 1903 » Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent († 1960)
• 1904 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi activist († 1932)
• 1904 » Moss Hart, American director and playwright († 1961)
• 1905 » Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian and academic († 1988)
• 1906 » Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician and cryptographer († 1968)
• 1907 » Patricia Griffin, Montserratian nurse and social worker († 1986)
• 1908 » John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist and geophysicist († 1993)
• 1909 » Bill Carr, American runner († 1966)

• 1875 » Raffaello Carboni, Italian-Australian author and poet (b. 1817)
• 1898 » Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French painter and illustrator (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (b. 1828)
• 1917 » James Carroll Beckwith, American painter and academic (b. 1852)
• 1922 » George Cadbury, English businessman (b. 1839)
• 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
• 1937 » Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
• 1938 » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
• 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
• 1944 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Adrianus
9. Petrus
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.
• May 29 » In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
• July 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
• July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
• December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
• December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.
• December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

The temperature on October 24, 1903 was between 4.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (49%).