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• Aaltje Docter, Avereest († 1985)
• Alexander (Lex) Udo de Haes, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia († 1990)
• Alice Louche
• Albert Lamberink, Rheezerveen († 1905)
• Anna Henderika Wilhelmina Wagenaar, Groningen († 1988)
• Anna Johanna Maria van Gogh
• Anne de Vries, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriana Pieternella (Nel) Kruijt, Rotterdam († 1986)
• Alida Martina Aartman, Noordwijkerhout, Nederland († 1994)
• Aaltje Borger, Oostermeer, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1904)

• Atte Bonnes Jongsma (61), Gerkesklooster
• Adolphina Willemina Ravenshorst (65), Den Ham, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Hubertina STESMANS (55), Zonhoven, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Barnett Rogers (66), El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
• Antonie Viel (79), Rotterdam
• Arent Rosman (79), Zoeterwoude
• Adrianus_Cornelis_Johannes Dumaij (0), Delft
• Adrianus Franciscus Cammel, 's-Hertogenbosch
• Beatrix Feenstra (75), Leeuwarden
• Adriana van Baaten (74), Rotterdam

• 1899 » Arthur Leslie, English-Welsh actor and playwright († 1970)
• 1899 » John Qualen, Canadian-American actor († 1987)
• 1900 » Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic († 1982)
• 1900 » Sun Li-jen, Chinese general and politician († 1990)
• 1902 » Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter († 1982)
• 1903 » Zelma Watson George, Black American opera singer († 1994)
• 1908 » Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress († 1990)
• 1908 » John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts († 1994)
• 1911 » Lee J. Cobb, American actor († 1976)
• 1911 » Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter († 1992)

• 1886 » Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (b. 1792)
• 1894 » Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1821)
• 1903 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (b. 1820)
• 1907 » Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1868)
• 1914 » Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (b. 1861)
• 1914 » Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1828)
• 1917 » Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (b. 1836)
• 1918 » Josip Štadler, Croatian archbishop (b. 1843)
• 1919 » J. Alden Weir, American painter (b. 1852)

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.
• 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.
• July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
• August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.
• 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 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The temperature on December 8, 1903 was between -0.1 °C and 3.6 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (8%).