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• Agnes Lucille Wilson, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Anje ( Ann) Wierenga, Vogel Center, Missaukee, Michigan (USA) († 1996)
• Adriana Antonia Oprins, Gilze en Rijen († 1984)
• Aaltje Dilling († 2006)
• Anna, Vogel Center, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Anna Maria Bellekens, Koningshooikt († 1988)
• Angelina Cammaroto († 1930)
• Albert Joseph Giesen, Kerkrade
• Aaltje Woltman, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen
• Adriaan van Ravenzwaaij, Apeldoorn, Gld, The Netherlands († 1910)

• Benedicta Hubau (68), Schorisse, Maarkedal, België
• Benno Kuttner (58), Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
• Alarda Lageveen (68), Smallingerland
• Antje Foekes Gorter (69), Woudsend
• Carolia van den Broek (0), Utrecht
• Adriaan van Rijzingen (71), Liempde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldert Wagen (75), Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Christina Struijk
• Arthur Coenraad, Patjitan, Indonesië
• (2) Geertje Ligthart (75), Bovenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland

• 1904 » Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic († 1967)
• 1905 » Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet and translator († 2007)
• 1906 » Sterling North, American author and critic († 1974)
• 1908 » Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2005)
• 1908 » Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer and photographer († 1997)
• 1909 » Bert Patenaude, American soccer player († 1974)
• 1909 » Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American colonel and pilot († 2012)
• 1909 » Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager († 1986)
• 1911 » Dixie Lee, American actress and singer († 1952)
• 1912 » Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer († 1978)

• 1886 » James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1820)
• 1893 » Pierre Tirard, Swiss-French engineer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (b. 1827)
• 1895 » Eugene Field, American journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
• 1906 » John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (b. 1832)
• 1918 » Wilfred Owen, English lieutenant and poet (b. 1893)
• 1921 » Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856)
• 1924 » Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1845)
• 1924 » Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1930 » Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (b. 1859)
• 1930 » Buddy Bolden, American cornet player and bandleader (b. 1877)

• 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 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
• 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.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
• November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

The temperature on November 4, 1908 was between 4.7 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 7.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.