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• Albertje Neef, Emmen
• Akkina Castel, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1984)
• Albert Mager, Ruinen,Drenthe,Netherlands († 1909)
• Alida Cornelia Hageman, Amsterdam († 1910)
• Aagje van de Merwe, Rotterdam
• Allegonda Goossens, Ottersum († 1996)
• Albert Jan Schutten, Mallem (Berkelland) († 1916)
• Aagje Jansd van de Merwe, Rotterdam, zh.nld
• Alardus Richardus Cornelis Beck, Hees (Nijmegen)
• Albert Aakster, Enumatil, Leek, Groningen, Nederland

• Arent Jan Hagens (53), Groenlo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adolphe Louis Juste ? S.A.S. prince de Croÿ (84), à Bruxelles
• Alma Möller (31), Korseröd-Tjörnarp-Kristianstad län
• (Stillborn) LICH (0), Vlagtwedde Groningen Netherlands
• Albert Egberts Scholte (77)
• Alle Andries Nicolai (49), Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Breedijk (57), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arent Jan Hagens (53), Groenlo,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aafje Groot (53)
• Adrianus Gerardus Johannes Jansen (54), Schiedam

• 1902 » Hilda Taba, Estonian architect, author, and educator († 1967)
• 1903 » Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician, physicist, and academic († 1987)
• 1904 » Clarence Nash, American voice actor and singer († 1985)
• 1905 » Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer and academic († 1973)
• 1907 » Fred Rose, Polish-Canadian politician and spy († 1983)
• 1909 » Nikola Vaptsarov, Bulgarian poet and author († 1942)
• 1910 » Duncan McNaughton, Canadian high jumper and geologist († 1998)
• 1910 » Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor († 1978)
• 1912 » Daniel Jones, Welsh captain and composer († 1993)
• 1913 » Kersti Merilaas, Estonian author and poet († 1986)

• 1879 » Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician, 1st Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland (b. 1811)
• 1891 » Arthur Blyth, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of South Australia (b. 1823)
• 1894 » Ferdinand de Lesseps, French businessman and diplomat, co-developed the Suez Canal (b. 1805)
• 1899 » Juan Luna, Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
• 1902 » Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (b. 1840)
• 1906 » Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1833)
• 1913 » Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (b. 1828)
• 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
• 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Attack on Pearl Harbor:

• 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 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• 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.
• April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
• October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
• November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.

The temperature on December 7, 1908 was between 2.9 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.