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• Adeleida Agnes Oosterbaan, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Machelina Jopse, 's-Gravenhage
• Aleida Derkje Kaldenberg, Nijmegen († 1962)
• Albert Jan Musch, Apeldoorn
• Adriana van Oorschot, Rotterdam
• Aagje van Dijk, Zwijndrecht, Nederland († 1999)
• Adriaan Anthonie Goedegebuure, Tholen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1974)
• Adriana cornelia Jansen, Utrecht († 1938)
• Adam Ras, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1974)
• Ab Klappe

• Anne Marie Elisabeth Plevoets (65), Ordingen, België
• Aaltje Schimmel (52), Vreeswijk (Nieuwegein)
• Adriana van der Peijl (80), Zaamslag
• Anna Maria Siermans (84), Rotterdam
• Albertus JONGEJAN (71), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Anke Wemeijer (78), Oostwold, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Walburgis Busemann (67), Rhederfeld
• Anna Cornelia Kooijman (0), Utrecht
• Andrew Jackson Tipton (76), Coal City, Owen County, Indiana, United States of America
• Albertus Jongejan (71), Scheveningen

• 1903 » Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator († 1951)
• 1904 » Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic († 1980)
• 1905 » Rózsa Politzer, Hungarian mathematician († 1977)
• 1905 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite († 1937)
• 1906 » Mary Brian, American actress († 2002)
• 1908 » Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China († 2007)
• 1908 » Red Barber, American sportscaster († 1992)
• 1910 » Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1911 » Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar († 1984)
• 1912 » Andre Norton, American author († 2005)

• 1874 » Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796)
• 1890 » Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819)
• 1905 » William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (b. 1815)
• 1909 » Geronimo, American tribal leader (b. 1829)
• 1912 » Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (b. 1876)
• 1919 » Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1841)
• 1934 » Albert I of Belgium (b. 1875)
• 1934 » Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (b. 1859)
• 1946 » Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (b. 1889)

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 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
• April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
• July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
• December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

The temperature on February 17, 1908 was between 0.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.