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• Adrianus van Breugel, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Lakerveld, Tienhoven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adrianus Hubertus Bakx, Steenbergen († 1911)
• Adolf Gerhard Heuveling
• Adrianus Maria Valentin, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andrew Frederick van Maanen, Mahaska, Iowa (USA) († 1968)
• Agatha Dekker, Enkhuizen
• Ada Müller, Holten († 1904)
• Aleida Odilia Joosten, Maasbree
• Aafje Sloot, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)

• Anna Maria Leijen (47), Helden, Limburg, Nederland
• Amandia Elizabeth Rushing (0)
• Aaldert Moes (2), Emmen
• Anna Wolthuis (18), Harkstede, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Broodbakker (24), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• (2) Mathildis Sophia Debaere (61), Harelbeke (W-VL) België
• Adriana van de Laar (42), Ginneken en Bavel
• Aaltje BROODBAKKER (24), Zwolle, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth van Aken (84), Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Oorschot (0), Schijndel

• 1901 » Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance († 1989)
• 1904 » Ernest E. Debs, American politician, California State Assembly member, Los Angeles city councilman, and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors († 2002)
• 1905 » Paul Nizan, French philosopher and author († 1940)
• 1905 » Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1983)
• 1906 » Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov, Russian engineer, founded the Antonov Aircraft Company († 1984)
• 1906 » Puyi, Chinese emperor († 1967)
• 1908 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor († 1983)
• 1908 » Manmath Nath Gupta, Indian journalist and author († 2000)
• 1909 » Amedeo Guillet, Italian soldier († 2010)
• 1909 » Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop († 1999)

• 1871 » Henry E. Steinway, German-American businessman, founded Steinway & Sons (b. 1797)
• 1873 » Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish author (b. 1814)
• 1878 » Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
• 1891 » Marie Louise Andrews, American story writer and journalist (b. 1849)
• 1897 » Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1847)
• 1919 » William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (b. 1874)
• 1920 » Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)
• 1921 » John J. Gardner, American politician (b. 1845)
• 1937 » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Wilhelmus
15. Gerardus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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 5.4 million citizens.
• April 30 » The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
• May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
• June 15 » A fire aboard the steamboat SSGeneral Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
• June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
• August 23 » The automobile tire chain is patented.
• December 7 » Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMSSpiteful and HMSPeterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy.

The temperature on February 7, 1904 was between -1.2 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.