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• Aaltje Karelsd van der Gaast, Eesterga, fr.nld
• Albert Zytse Jacob Panbakker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1974)
• Andreas BOENS, Torhout († 1990)
• Adolph Antonius Haen, Udenhout († 1996)
• Aart Hofman, Apeldoorn († 1908)
• Anna Johannes Sloot, Anjum, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adolf Antonius Haen, Udenhout († 1996)
• Anna Sloot, ,, Anjum, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 2003)
• Anthonetta Kitty Mac Gillavry, Ungaran, Java, Indonesia († 1938)
• Anna Sloot, Anjum († 2003)

• Cecilia (Sijtje) van Egmond (54), Amsterdam
• Aleida Maria van der Klaauw (24), Deventer
• Berend Geersing (5), Peize, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelia CRUIJSSEN (73), Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Hellemons (42), Venlo, Limburg, Nederland
• Bene Schreur (19), Giethoorn
• Alfred Louis Joseph TRÉPANT (53), Flavy le Martel,02520,Aisne,Picardie,FRANCE
• Ann Dijkshoorn (78), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Maria van der Klaauw (24), Deventer
• Cecilia van Egmond (54), Amsterdam

• 1898 » Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author († 1993)
• 1900 » Lucile Godbold, American Olympic athlete († 1981)
• 1901 » Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer († 1983)
• 1908 » Don Ameche, American actor († 1993)
• 1909 » Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2000)
• 1911 » Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2010)
• 1912 » Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist († 1997)
• 1914 » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator († 2006)
• 1916 » Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1918 » Robert Osterloh, American actor († 2001)

• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• 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.
• March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
• April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
• April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
• June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.

The temperature on May 31, 1908 was between 11.9 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.