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Born on Sunday January 12, 1908
- Ailt Ludwig 'Louie' Thaden, Lennox, Lincoln County, South Dakota († 1983)
- Adrianus Danen, Volkel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1981)
- Afke Tjitzes de Vries, Vrouwenparochie († 1908)
- Albertus van Leeuwen, Leiden
- Aaltje RINGELING
- Agatha Maria de Laat, Tilburg († 2000)
- Albertus Kwint († 1984)
- Albertus van Leeuwen, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1971)
- Aaltje Schipper, Weesp († 1970)
- Adriaan Antonius Buckens, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)
Died on Sunday January 12, 1908
- Aloijsius Antonius Trousset (1), Amsterdam
- Albert Eugene Margadant (35), Den Haag
- Adelheid Metis Metz (53), Lissa, Wlkp., Poland
- Albertus OOMES (90), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aafke Kuipers (53), Oldehove, Groningen, Nederland
- Aletta Catharina Johanna van der Bijl (59), Klapmuts (Z-A)
- Alexander Witzenhausen (50), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Amelia Marie Kitson (62), Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Albertus Oomen, Oosterhout
- Aimé Victor BIAZOT (87), Angleur
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 12, 1908 at Delpher
Born on January 12
- 1904 » Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1972)
- 1905 » James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic († 1997)
- 1905 » Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher († 1975)
- 1905 » Tex Ritter, American actor and singer († 1974)
- 1906 » Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic († 1995)
- 1907 » Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer († 1966)
- 1908 » Clement Hurd, American illustrator († 1988)
- 1908 » Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 2008)
- 1910 » Luise Rainer, German-English actress († 2014)
- 1910 » Patsy Kelly, American actress and comedian († 1981)
Died on January 12
- 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
- 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
- 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
- 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
- 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
- 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
- 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- 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 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
- April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
- June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
- September 27 » Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
- October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
- November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
The weather on Sunday January 12, 1908
The temperature on January 12, 1908 was between -11.1 °C and -1.4 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI