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• Adriana Petronella Catharina Boomaars, Klundert,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1987)
• Anna Maria De Vylder, Temse, België
• anna elisabeth wulms, neer († 1979)
• Anna Blomme, Staden West-Vlaanderen België († 1909)
• Andries Arnoldus Koel, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Jan Bos, hillegom († 1955)
• Andries Brouwers, Rhenen, Utrecht, NL
• Anatole Edouard Marie Hyacinthe Ghislain de GRANGES de SURGÈRES, Saint-Gilles, 21013, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
• Aagje Maria Brijs, Rotterdam
• Albert van der Haar, Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen († 1916)

• Almon J Madrid (26), Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria De Maeseneire (78), Maarke-Kerkem, Maarkedal, België
• Aaltje Viel (19), Nieuwolda, Groningen, Netherlands
• Barend Campen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonius Petrus Clemens De Bruijn (33), Amersfoort (NL)
• Arend Boss (75), Adorp, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius Aloysius Laurens van der Biezen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie van der Sluijs (0), Uithoorn
• Adrianus Flaman (0), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert de Kaste (54), Kampen {OV}

• 1904 » Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author († 1995)
• 1906 » Earle Cabell, American banker and politician, Mayor of Dallas († 1975)
• 1906 » Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator († 2010)
• 1906 » Peter Blume, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor († 1992)
• 1908 » Lee Krasner, American painter († 1984)
• 1910 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer († 1963)
• 1910 » Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau, American chemical engineer († 2000)
• 1913 » Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author († 2016)
• 1913 » Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver († 1971)
• 1914 » Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler († 1979)

• 1880 » Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
• 1917 » Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 1926 » Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)
• 1927 » Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
• 1929 » Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857)
• 1930 » Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897)
• 1942 » Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925)
• 1944 » Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (b. 1905)
• 1947 » William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1872)

• 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.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
• April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
• April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.

The temperature on October 27, 1908 was between 6.3 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.