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• Adrianus IJsbrand Kuiper, Den Helder († 1993)
• Adriaan ter Bruggen, Amsterdam († 1997)
• Albert OUWENS, IJsselmonde († 1970)
• Aartje van Rootselaar, Nijkerk († 1928)
• Abraham Groen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1941)
• Agnes Bailey ****, Tyler, Smith, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1958)
• Aafke Johannes Zuidersma, Twijzel († 1989)
• Willard, Laren N.H
• Alice Hyams, Cincinnati (Hamilton County) (Ohio) († 1975)
• Hoek, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1908)

• Antonia van Gulick (59), Berkel-Enschot
• Alphonsus Josephus Huwel (0), Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgie
• Cornelis Johannes van der Bas (61), Bergambacht, Gemeente Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Charles Louis PINT (53), La Bouverie,7080,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
• Catharine Garges BERGEY (76)
• David VAN SPANDAU (83), Oude Pekela Groningen Netherlands
• (2) Johanna Ploeg (74), Vinkeveen en Waverveen, Utrecht, Nederland Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Jasken (62), Mussel Gem. Onstwedde
• Amanda Elizabeth Parkey (94), Oneida, Nemaha, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Lammers (79), Winterswijk

• 1904 » Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic († 1991)
• 1904 » Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India († 1966)
• 1905 » Franjo Šeper, Croatian cardinal († 1981)
• 1906 » August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic († 1992)
• 1906 » Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, 36th Premier of Victoria († 1971)
• 1907 » Alexander R. Todd, Scottish-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1907 » Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia († 2001)
• 1909 » Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon († 1956)
• 1911 » Jack Finney, American author and playwright († 1995)
• 1912 » Frank Malina, American engineer and painter († 1981)

• 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
• 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
• 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
• 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
• 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
• 1955 » William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
• 1962 » Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)

• 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 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
• January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
• May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

The temperature on October 2, 1908 was between 9.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.