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• Anna Cornelia Elisabeth Caspers, Wageningen († 1996)
• Afke Hilarides, Pingjum, S√∫dwest-Frysl√¢n, Friesland, Nederland († 1997)
• Anna Ottolina Maria Meijer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Ruizendaal, Bunschoten
• Alida Maria Vis († 1996)
• Aafje van Ekelenburg, Rotterdam († 1990)
• Adriaan Louw
• ANNA MARIA GAUDAEN, SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1986)
• Adrianus van Leeuwen, Hedel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1909)
• Abel Roelof Lemminga, Scheemda

• Aalt Scherrenburg (40), Ede
• adriana catharina buul van (1), oss
• Anna Francisca van Campenhoudt (88), Sint-Amands, Antwerpen, België
• Antje Oor (37), Aalsmeer
• Antonetta de Bijl (82), Horst, Li.NL
• Antonetta de Bijl (82), Horst, Limburg, Nederland
• Arie BERKELAAR, Rotterdam
• Antonius Aloijsius Meijer (0), Stokkum
• Albert Barricklow (55), On Farm Southwest Of Paola,, KS
• Annechien BEIJERING (42), Balloo (Rolde), Drenthe, Nederland

• 1906 » J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist († 1985)
• 1906 » Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal († 2001)
• 1907 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer († 1930)
• 1907 » Jacques Tati, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1907 » Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, English academic and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain († 2001)
• 1908 » Harry Hooton, Australian poet and critic († 1961)
• 1908 » Lee Wiley, American singer († 1975)
• 1908 » Werner von Haeften, German lieutenant († 1944)
• 1909 » Donald Coggan, English archbishop († 2000)
• 1911 » Joe Rosenthal, American photographer († 2006)

• 1873 » George Ormerod, English historian and author (b. 1785)
• 1897 » Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1818)
• 1900 » Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (b. 1849)
• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)

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.
• January 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
• 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 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.

The temperature on October 9, 1908 was between 6.7 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.