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• Adriaan Cornelis Antonius Schoffelen, Gestel
• Aaltje van der Wal, Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1998)
• Angela Maria 'Josepha" Kalmer († 1999)
• Anna Digna Maas, Kortgene
• Anna Helena Kuhl, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1974)
• Adriana Cornelia de Keizer, De Werken († 1909)
• Anna Tebos, Vogel Center (Missaukee), Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2004)
• Adriana Rotgans, Nijmegen
• Anna Maria BUYTAERT, Haasdonk († 1971)
• Aafje Maria Blankendaal, Akersloot († 1979)

• Anna Teuben (43), Oude Pekela
• Alexei Alexandrovich Romanov of Russia (58), Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
• Antonia Huberdina Verhulst (0), Raamsdonk
• Anna Maria van de Goorbergh (81), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonia Huberdina Verhulst (0), Raamsdonk
• Anna Maria Pettigrew (Clark) (63), Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Jans van de Bult (64), Oosterwolde, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Alexei Alexandrovich of RUSSIA (58)
• Alexei Alexandrovich Holstein Gottorp Romanov Grand Duke (58), Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
• Anna Teuben (43), Oude Pekela, Nederland

• 1904 » Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge († 1970)
• 1904 » Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer († 1995)
• 1905 » John Henry Barbee, American singer and guitarist († 1964)
• 1906 » Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer († 1985)
• 1907 » Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter († 2002)
• 1907 » Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints († 1995)
• 1907 » William Steig, American author, illustrator, and sculptor († 2003)
• 1908 » Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician († 1957)
• 1910 » Eric Malpass, English author († 1996)
• 1910 » Rosemary DeCamp, American actress and singer († 2001)

• 1907 » Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1848)
• 1908 » Guangxu Emperor of China (b. 1871)
• 1910 » John La Farge, American artist (b. 1835)
• 1914 » Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Indian lawyer and journalist (b. 1861)
• 1915 » Booker T. Washington, American educator, essayist and historian (b. 1856)
• 1916 » Henry George, Jr., American journalist and politician (b. 1862)
• 1916 » Saki, British short story writer (b. 1870)
• 1921 » Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (b. 1846)
• 1930 » Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (b. 1883)
• 1932 » Charles Hylton Stewart, English organist and composer (b. 1884)

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 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
• 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 14 » Hauser Dam, a steel dam on the Missouri River in Montana, U.S., fails, sending a surge of water 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1m) high downstream.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.

The temperature on November 14, 1908 was between 4.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 9.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.