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• Adriana Cornelia Groenewoud, Bennebroek († 1905)
• Adolf Siegfried Herder, Duitsland († 1945)
• Adrianus Dionysius (Jos) Engelen, Klundert († 1989)
• Leendert Frans, Terneuzen Nederland († 1904)
• Adriana Cornelia Worst, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
• Adriana Snepvangers, Bergen op Zoom (Bergen op Zoom) (Noord-Brabant)
• Adriana SNEPVANGERS, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Wilhelmina van Puffelen, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland, Nederland
• Andries Kroeg, Maastricht († 1962)
• Aloijsius Andreas Johannes Beerens, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1985)

• Anna Jacoba Kemp (1), Maarssen
• Adrianus Roosendaal (73), Ginneken en Bavel
• Jantje Potgieter (1), Hoogeveen
• Appolonia Franciesca Kuijcks (65), Graauw en Langendam, Zeeland, Nederland
• Anna Jacoba Kemp (1), Maarssen
• Dieleman (0), Terneuzen
• Andreas Emmers (0), Breda (Noord-Brabant)
• Barbara Christina Maria de Munk (0), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberic Craeymeersch (0), Rumbeke West-Vlaanderen België
• Aletta Willems (89), Breukelen-Nijenrode (Gem. Stichtse Vecht), Utrecht, Nederland Nederland

• 1889 » Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
• 1889 » Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
• 1893 » Edward G. Robinson, American actor († 1973)
• 1894 » John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
• 1901 » Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer († 1942)
• 1907 » Roy Douglas, English pianist and composer († 2015)
• 1912 » Henry Armstrong, American boxer († 1988)
• 1913 » Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer († 1998)
• 1918 » Joe Williams, American singer and pianist († 1999)

• 1889 » Robert Browning, English poet and playwright (b. 1812)
• 1889 » Viktor Bunyakovsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1804)
• 1894 » John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1845)
• 1913 » Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1923 » Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1924 » Alexander Parvus, Russian-German theorist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Jean Richepin, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
• 1939 » Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)

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.
• March 2 » In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.
• 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 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
• October 13 » The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
• 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 December 12, 1903 was between 1.7 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (31%).