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• Adriaan de Visser, Brielle († 1988)
• Adriaan Charles PRETORIUS
• Abraham Stokvis, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Alice Auguste Clara Heckendorf († 1935)
• Aaltje van Nieuwenhuizen, Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1977)
• Agnes Franken, Noordwijkerhout
• ? Weiman, Aalsmeer († 1903)
• Adriaan DE VISSER, Brielle, Gemeente Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands
• Adriana de Jong - Fieret, 's Gravenhage
• Alida Haverkorn, Wieringerwaard († 1998)

• Anna Maria Schoups (40), Bilzen
• Adriana van Meer (85), Steenbergen
• Annie Olsdatter (92), Clarkfield, Minnesota
• Aaltje (2?) van 't Hul (12), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albertinus Constans van der Feltz (20), Oegstgeest
• Ana de Cássia Franco (75)
• Amandus Van Dessel (77), Booischot, 2221, België
• Annechien Werkman (62), Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, United States
• Anna Cornelia van Geel (32), Roosendaal-Nispen
• Antonij Neggers (64), Oisterwijk

• 1899 » Bruce Catton, American historian and author († 1978)
• 1900 » Alastair Sim, Scottish-English actor and academic († 1976)
• 1900 » Joseph Friedman, American inventor, invented the bendy straw († 1982)
• 1900 » Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic († 1990)
• 1901 » Alice Lee Jemison, Seneca political activist and journalist († 1964)
• 1902 » Freddie Young, English cinematographer († 1998)
• 1903 » Walter O'Malley, American lawyer and businessman († 1979)
• 1906 » J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist († 1985)
• 1906 » Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal († 2001)
• 1907 » Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain († 2001)

• 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
• 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)

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.
• January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
• 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 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
• September 11 » The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
• December 16 » Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to guests.

The temperature on October 9, 1903 was between 8.5 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (58%).