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• Abraham Buursink, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1978)
• Albertus Mastebroek, Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albertus Hendrik Rueck, Den Haag (·Äôs-Gravenhage),Gemeente ·Äôs-Gravenhage,Zuid Holland,Nederland († 1960)
• Aaltje Janna Kruisdijk, Heino († 1991)
• Achiel Gheerardijn, Zarren
• aagje jongejeugd, enkhuizen († 1986)
• Akke Gerrits Jellema, Gauw, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adolf Koetsier, Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1908)
• Albertus Willem - Bertus Schoenmakers, Bergh, Montferland, Gelderland, Nederland († 1987)
• Albertus Dix, Utrecht

• Adrianus Heeren (0), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoine Joseph Gilles (62), Marchienne-Au-Pont
• Arend Jan Bonke (79), Deldeneresch (Delden, Ambt)
• Berendina Elskamp (29), Epe
• Arie Schreuders (82), Poederoijen
• Bote Baukes Jorna (43), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland, Friesland, Nederland
• Benjamin D Yerger (81), Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Aagje Schut (0), Barneveld (Glind)
• Aaltje Linkvis (63), Oostwold gem. Midwolda
• Aaron Ziegler SHANTZ (58)

• 1902 » Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer († 1941)
• 1903 » Edwin T. Layton, American admiral († 1984)
• 1903 » M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician († 1965)
• 1904 » Roland Wilson, Australian economist and statistician († 1996)
• 1908 » Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader († 1976)
• 1908 » Pete Zaremba, American hammer thrower († 1994)
• 1909 » Robert Charroux, French author and critic († 1978)
• 1913 » Charles Vanik, American soldier, judge, and politician († 2007)
• 1913 » Louise Currie, American actress († 2013)
• 1914 » Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 1995)

• 1885 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist (b. 1804)
• 1889 » Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician and president, 1872-1876 (b. 1823)
• 1889 » Youssef Bey Karam, Lebanese soldier and politician (b. 1823)
• 1891 » P. T. Barnum, American businessman and politician, co-founded The Barnum & Bailey Circus (b. 1810)
• 1917 » Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer and playwright (b. 1861)
• 1918 » David Kolehmainen, Finnish wrestler (b. 1885)
• 1918 » George E. Ohr, American potter (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Karl Binding, German lawyer and jurist (b. 1841)
• 1922 » James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1855)
• 1928 » Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
• January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• April 11 » SMSBlücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
• June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
• October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
• October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

The temperature on April 7, 1908 was between 4.4 °C and 13.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.