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• Alberdina Hendrika Taal, Laag Soeren († 1960)
• Anna Cornelia Catharina Karremans († 1945)
• Agnes Maria van Dorst, Steenbergen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1969)
• Adrianus van der Stam, HERWEN EN AERDT (Zevenaar), GD, NL († 1980)
• Alphonse Louis de Lannee de Betrancouri, Poerwokerto
• Anna Doek, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Achille Verheggen, Asper (Gavere), Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Ariaans († 1908)
• Albert van Pel, Egmond aan Zee († 1983)
• Albert Jean Marie Joseph Eugène HENNEKENS, Beek (Limburg) (B)

• Anna Schaap (60), Nijkerk
• Anna Maria Elisabeth INDESTEGE (68), Genk (Limburg) (B)
• Antonius de Groot (62), Gestel
• Adriana Ariesdr van der Niet (83), Zandvoort, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Allen Stewart Adamson (85), Benjamin, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
• Antje Johannes Grijpsma (89), Hommerts, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van der Niet (83), Zandvoort
• Adriana van der Niet (83), Zandvoort aan Zee
• Antje Johannesdr. Grijpsma (89), Hommerts, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Netterts de Jonge (63), Zwartsluis

• 1903 » Cornell Woolrich, American author († 1968)
• 1904 » Albert Norden, German journalist and politician († 1982)
• 1908 » Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1910 » Alex North, American composer and conductor († 1991)
• 1910 » R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India († 2009)
• 1912 » Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 1988)
• 1913 » Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer († 1978)
• 1914 » Claude Renoir, French cinematographer († 1993)
• 1914 » Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor († 1995)
• 1915 » Eddie Heywood, American pianist and composer († 1989)

• 1893 » John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (b. 1820)
• 1897 » Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
• 1902 » Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (b. 1851)
• 1926 » Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861)
• 1933 » Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (b. 1868)
• 1935 » Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
• 1935 » Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)

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.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• March 4 » The Collinwood school fire, Collinwood near Cleveland, Ohio, kills 174 people.
• April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

The average temperature on December 4, 1908 was -0.5 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.