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• Andries Johannes Friederich, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
• Abra SPRONG, Middelharnis († 1990)
• Adrianus Wiesemann, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
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• Agatha Anna Pfeiffer, Assen
• Abel Lagrange, Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, 18190, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France († 1927)
• ?? Henzen, (UT) Rhenen († 1905)
• Anna Maria Gertruda Vulders, Beesel, Nederland († 1994)
• Adolphe Louis Gustave De Geoffroy, Noumea.New Caledonia († 1977)
• Anna Hendrika Elisabeth van der Kamp, Enschede NL († 1981)

• Anthonia van Dooijewaard (0), Deil {GE}
• Abraham Hendrik Quentemeijer (56), Almelo, Stad
• Alitia Marie Willems (0), Adegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Adrianus Marinus Coppelmans (1), Strijp, Nbr.NL
• Abraham Bokhove (32), Ambt Almelo, in de Snijdersteeg
• Antje WIJK, van (66), Eck en Wiel, Maurik, Gelderland, Nederland
• Abraham Bokhove (32), gem Ambt Almelo
• Adrianus Petrus Mollen (0), Boxtel
• Anna Maria Bierhuizen (68), Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Hendrik Quentemeier (55), Almelo

• 1896 » Nirala, Indian poet and author († 1961)
• 1900 » Jeanne Aubert, French singer and actress († 1988)
• 1902 » Arthur Nock, English theologian and academic († 1963)
• 1903 » Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist († 1977)
• 1903 » Raymond Queneau, French poet and author († 1976)
• 1907 » W. H. Auden, English-American poet, playwright, and composer († 1973)
• 1909 » Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 2015)
• 1910 » Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot († 1982)
• 1912 » Arline Judge, American actress and singer († 1974)
• 1914 » Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot († 1999)

• 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
• 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
• 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
• 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
• 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)

• 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.
• April 4 » In India, an earthquake hits the Kangra Valley, killing 20,000, and destroying most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamshala.
• 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.
• June 7 » Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
• June 27 » During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin.
• September 11 » The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
• November 18 » Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway.

The temperature on February 21, 1905 was between -2.9 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.