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• Arie Adrianus van Schaik, Utrecht († 1978)
• Anna Maria Rosalia MEYNEN, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1964)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Renckens, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Adriaanse, Avereest († 1981)
• Anton Pieter Kesteloo, Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL
• Albert Daniël Zuiderweg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Alida Linschoten, Utrecht
• Adriana Alida Komen, Heerhugowaard († 1909)
• Adrianus van Mildert, Vreeswijk
• Alida Linschoten, Utrecht

• Adriana van Heijzen (77), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Johan Plekkenpol (0), Zuid Eschmarke (Lonneker)
• Antonie Jansen (70), Binnenheurne (Wisch)
• Arend Johannis Herdink (79), Goes
• Adrianus Jacob Hollestein (0), Rotterdam
• Anna van Amstel (88), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Anthonius van den Brink (56), Utrecht
• Aafje Schilder (85), Volendam
• Anna Maria Christina Asselberghs (47), Smakt, Li.NL
• Antje Bouma (45), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1901 » Mildred Harris, American actress († 1944)
• 1904 » Egon Eiermann, German architect, designed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church († 1970)
• 1904 » Margaret Barr, Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama († 1991)
• 1905 » Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop and theologian († 1991)
• 1908 » Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., American pastor and politician († 1972)
• 1908 » Afet İnan, Turkish historian and sociologist († 1985)
• 1910 » Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian actor and director († 1961)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Choy, Malaysian-Singaporean educator and politician († 2006)
• 1915 » Billy Strayhorn, American pianist and composer († 1967)
• 1915 » Ludu Daw Amar, Burmese journalist and author († 2008)

• 1872 » Mary Somerville, Scottish-Italian astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1780)
• 1883 » Hiệp Hòa, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1847)
• 1894 » Juan N. Méndez, Mexican general and interim president, 1876-1877 (b. 1820)
• 1918 » Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1881)
• 1924 » Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (b. 1858)
• 1927 » George Giffen, Australian cricketer (b. 1859)
• 1932 » Abdullah Cevdet, Kurdish-Turkish physician and academic (b. 1869)
• 1939 » Philipp Scheidemann, German lawyer and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Frank Waller, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1884)
• 1942 » Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

• 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.
• April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
• June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

The temperature on November 29, 1908 was between 1.0 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.