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• Adriana Cornelia Broeders, Terheijden, Noord Brabant († 1993)
• Aaltje Lubbersen, Putten
• Alphonsius Henricus MOORTHAMERS, Zwijndrecht,2070,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Alberta Theodora Maria (Dora) Stokman, Wehl († 1991)
• Abraham Cornelis Zirkzee, Leiden († 1988)
• Aldert Cornelisz Hoek, Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
• Veltrop, Emmen († 1905)
• Adrianus Voskuilen, Hoogland († 1996)
• Alderdina Hoekstra, Foxholsterbosch gem. Hoogezand
• Alida Cornelia Maria van Paassen, Monster

• Adrianus Johannes Maria Elling (2), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antje WEEL (69), Wervershoof, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Lambertus Weijers (0), Beesel
• Anna Cornelia Bogers (75), Halsteren
• aaltje van urk (12), Terschelling
• Adrianus Meijers (51), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
• Alexandrina den Hartigh (61), Beijerland, South Holland, Netherlands
• Alida Maria Vanhaecke (3), Wingene
• Anna Maria Klein Bruinink (64), Hengelo
• Alida Bakker (92), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

• 1897 » Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist († 1980)
• 1898 » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer († 1937)
• 1900 » Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author († 1949)
• 1904 » Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian († 1990)
• 1908 » Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author († 1998)
• 1910 » James McCormack, American general († 1975)
• 1911 » Al Brosch, American golfer († 1975)
• 1911 » Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat († 1991)
• 1912 » June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer († 2010)
• 1912 » Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece († 2016)

• 1873 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1796)
• 1887 » Doc Holliday, American dentist and poker player (b. 1851)
• 1890 » César Franck, Belgian organist and composer (b. 1822)
• 1895 » Robert Battey, American surgeon and academic (b. 1828)
• 1901 » James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1815)
• 1905 » Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter (b. 1870)
• 1917 » Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1879)
• 1921 » Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Trijntje
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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
• January 26 » The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan weighing 3,106.75 carats (0.621350kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.
• April 30 » Albert Einstein completes his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich.
• May 28 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
• August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• September 5 » Russo-Japanese War: In New Hampshire, United States, the Treaty of Portsmouth, mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, ends the war.
• November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

The temperature on November 8, 1905 was between 3.1 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.