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• Albert van der Veen, Surhuizum, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1995)
• Albert Frederik Pieter (Ab) X Vermeulen, IJmuiden († 1969)
• Abraham PAASSE, Rotterdam († 2003)
• Vosters, Reusel († 1908)
• Alfred Defourny, Herstal (B) († 1991)
• Adriana SNEPVANGERS, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NEDERLAND
• Albert van der Veen, Surhuizum († 1995)
• Afke Oppenhuis, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bertrns, Tilburg († 1908)
• - van der Bijl, Lemmer († 1908)

• Anna Catharina Aspers (62), Leudal (Haelen) (Limburg)
• Aart Heijkoop (1), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Nicolaas Ketelaar (24), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aletta Stigter (Stichter) (88), Rietveld, Utrecht (tot 1964 Zuid-Holland), Nederland
• Alonzo M Stark (61), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
• Albert Jan Teters (0), Amersfoort
• Alida Aarts (69), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Mertens (67), Meerle (België)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Frederika Richel (52), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida AARTS (69), Breda (N-B)

• 1903 » Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager († 1973)
• 1903 » Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian († 1980)
• 1904 » Ted Mack, American radio and television host († 1976)
• 1907 » Joseph Kearns, American actor († 1962)
• 1908 » Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher († 1931)
• 1908 » Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist († 1982)
• 1909 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician († 1945)
• 1909 » Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator († 2005)
• 1911 » Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater († 1994)
• 1912 » R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright († 1972)

• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

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.
• April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
• May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

The temperature on February 12, 1908 was between 4.1 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.