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• Anna Maria Wilhelmina Janssen, Ewijk († 1993)
• Andrea Dorthea Nielsen, Stensby mark Kalvehave sogn Præstø amt († 2005)
• Adriana Maria van Loon, Tilburg († 1908)
• Adrianus Jozef van der Helm, Stompwijk († 1968)
• Anthonia Waasdorp, Sassenheim († 1953)
• Adriana Naijen, Rotterdam
• Aart Sebregt van Kampen, Deurne († 1983)
• Adriana Baks, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Alice Boeskool
• Anna Hubertina Carolina Wilhemina van der Sluis, Breda

• Anna Louisa Bowne Lawrence (74), Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
• Berend Engelbarts Feeken (74), Simonswolde, Ostfriesland, Germany
• Baby Boy Hammack (0)
• Amalia Rosalia Verbeeck (76), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Constance Margaretha Wilhelmina Lulofs (71), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aartje van Kalken (63), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Catharina van der Kraan (4), Maasland
• Aaltje HOMAN (56), Hoorn
• Albert Doornbos (2), Muskegon (Michigan, USA)
• Bartus Marinus Vogelzang (0), Kerk Avezaath

• 1905 » Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic († 2004)
• 1905 » Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator († 1997)
• 1907 » Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician († 1986)
• 1907 » Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician († 2007)
• 1907 » Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines († 1957)
• 1907 » Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer († 1977)
• 1907 » William Shawn, American journalist († 1992)
• 1908 » William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer († 1981)
• 1909 » Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist († 2008)
• 1911 » Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician († 1998)

• 1884 » Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1814)
• 1908 » Leslie Green, English architect (b. 1875)
• 1910 » Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
• 1912 » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)
• 1920 » Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
• 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
• 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)

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.
• April 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
• April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• 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.
• November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

The temperature on August 31, 1908 was between 9.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.