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• Adriana Antonetta de Groot, Alphen en Riel († 1996)
• Abraham Egge Jan van der Leij, Groningen († 1981)
• Abraham Derk Jan Happel, Rotterdam (Z.-H.), Neth
• Adriana van Zandbeek, Den Dungen († 1956)
• Alida Gezina Wes, Delden
• Aaltje Luchjenbroers († 1989)
• Adriana Koenen, Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1907)
• Aart Hofenk, Voorst
• Adriana Cornelia Goos, Terheijden, Gemeente Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1983)
• Adriaan de Lange, Nieuw-Lekkerland († 1986)

• Catharina Everlina David von Franquemont, 's-Gravenhage
• Antonia Holterman (66), Wechterholt, Wijhe
• Adriana Krijne (61), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Snater (59), Bellingwolde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Anna Petronella Cornelia Moorees (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berendiena Kolenbrander (80), Doetinchem
• Catherina Everlina von Franquemont (63)
• Cecil Katherine Mary Carrington (77)
• Charlotte Fellows **** (84), Albany, Albany, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Andries Sandra (37), Wirdum

• 1902 » Mina Rees, American mathematician (d.1997)
• 1902 » Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria († 1971)
• 1905 » Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer († 1963)
• 1905 » Myrna Loy, American actress († 1993)
• 1907 » Mary Hamman, American journalist and author († 1984)
• 1910 » Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter († 1993)
• 1911 » Ann Dvorak, American actress († 1979)
• 1912 » Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic († 1977)
• 1912 » Palle Huld, Danish actor († 2010)
• 1912 » Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author († 2001)

• 1889 » Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851)
• 1890 » Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)
• 1903 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
• 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)

• 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
• January 14 » An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.
• March 24 » The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published.
• May 23 » The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
• July 29 » Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
• September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
• November 7 » Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de García by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers (3.7 miles) away before it can explode.

The temperature on August 2, 1907 was between 8.8 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.