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Born on Friday January 3, 1908
Died on Friday January 3, 1908

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 1908 at Delpher


Born on January 3

Died on January 3

Names that were popular for boys in 1908
  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
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
  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

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.
  • April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
  • April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
  • July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
  • September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
  • October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.
  • November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.
Weather January 3, 1908

The temperature on January 3, 1908 was between -13.8 °C and -4.1 °C and averaged -9.8 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.

Source: KNMI