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• Andries Grooten, Nieuw-Buinen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1970)
• Albertus Maring, Loppersum (gem. Eemsdelta) († 1992)
• Andries Grooten, Nieuw-Buinen (Drenthe) († 1970)
• Anna Baker, Plain City, Madison, Ohio († 1990)
• Anna Maria Hendrika Kempen, Oploo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Duker, Amsterdam, Nederland
• Albert Meijer, Utrecht
• Andries (Wietzes) de Haan, Surhuzum, Friesland, Nederland
• Anje Bolt, Midwolde, Leek, Groningen, Nederland († 1981)
• Antje Borst, Oudkarspel († 1910)

• Ardina Klaren (89), Drunen
• Arie van Drunen (77), Hurwenen
• Aaltje Boering (0), Assen (NL)
• Anna van Mosel (30), 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Vermeer (3), Hilvarenbeek
• Anthonius Johannes Heus (0), Westbroek
• Adriana Johanna Pronk (16), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van Drunen (77), Hurwenen
• Arie den Heijer (70), Scheveningen
• Alijda Johanna van Ordel (87), Weesp

• 1897 » Robert E. Gross, American businessman († 1961)
• 1901 » Gladys Rockmore Davis, American painter († 1967)
• 1901 » Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-English poet and author († 1988)
• 1902 » Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician († 1984)
• 1903 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager († 1993)
• 1904 » Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist († 1989)
• 1905 » Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate († 1964)
• 1905 » Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent, war hero († 2004)
• 1907 » Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach († 1989)
• 1911 » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance († 2004)

• 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
• 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
• 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (b. 1873)
• 1918 » George Elmslie, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Victoria (b. 1861)
• 1920 » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (b. 1878)
• 1920 » William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (b. 1837)
• 1927 » Juan Gris, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Jozef Murgaš, Slovak-American priest, architect, botanist, and painter (b. 1864)
• 1938 » George Lyon, Canadian golfer and cricketer (b. 1858)

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.
• February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
• February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
• April 8 » The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.
• June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
• 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.
• December 3 » The Jovian moon Himalia is discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine at California's Lick Observatory.

The temperature on May 11, 1904 was between 1.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.