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• Anna Dirks, Maastricht († 1904)
• Aaltje Mik, Stadskanaal gem. Onstwedde
• Albert Theijs, Makassar, Celebes, Indo († 1905)
• Anna Jacoba Hermina van der Wees, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1963)
• Andries Gaspard Ferdinand Guisson, Kuringen, België († 1997)
• Flippo, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1903)
• Aleida Gaertner, Bemmel († 1977)
• Aafje Dekker, Hoogwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Hendrika Antonia Prins, Haarlemmermeer († 1970)
• Alida Magielse, Schiedam

• Adriana Krol (0), Drunen
• Anna C Coppens (64), Roosendaal en Nispen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Antoinetta Zuijderwijk (60), Monster
• Anthonius Fredericus Uitman (1), Beukelen St.Pieter
• Barteld Hendriks de Boer (87), Blokzijl
• Arent Jans Dolsma (70), Wapserveen
• Allegonda Jacobs (78), Druten, Nederland
• Anje Jacobs Elema (63), Middelstum
• Alphonse Robillard. (58), Notre Dame, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• * Jan Dernee (77), Gouda

• 1900 » Vlasta Vraz, Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser († 1989)
• 1901 » Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia († 1918)
• 1901 » Llewellyn Rees, English actor († 1994)
• 1902 » Louis Alter, American musician († 1980)
• 1902 » Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish decathlete († 1980)
• 1903 » Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer († 1965)
• 1903 » Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet († 1923)
• 1904 » Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor († 1991)
• 1904 » Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer († 2003)
• 1905 » Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer and conductor († 1982)

• 1866 » Prince Sigismund of Prussia (b. 1864)
• 1902 » Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (b. 1835)
• 1905 » Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (b. 1830)
• 1916 » Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1890)
• 1917 » Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1840)
• 1922 » Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1928 » Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (b. 1872)
• 1936 » Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1937 » Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (b. 1870)

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 4 » Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company records the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
• 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 1 » Start of first Tour de France bicycle race.
• August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
• October 10 » The Women's Social and Political Union is founded in support of the enfranchisement of British women.
• November 3 » With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

The temperature on June 18, 1903 was between 7.8 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (19%).