About the day » Friday March 13, 1908Calender converter

• Agnes Post, Abcoude, Utrecht, NL
• Anna Catharina Esser, Kerkrade (L († 1908)
• Aldert van der Molen, Stedum († 1950)
• Adriaan van der Welle, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Agnes Post, Abcoude-Proostdij († 1988)
• Aaltje BAKKER, Groningen († 1928)
• Adrianus Remundus Otten, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• Adrianus Jacobus Laurijssen, Gilze en Rijen († 1987)
• de Smit, Kats († 1908)
• Akke de Vries, Woudsend († 1985)

• Aartje van Loo (67), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Anthonij Kramer (44), Zierikzee
• "Eduard Karel" Gustaaf Rose (67), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Heemink (85)
• Antje Femmes Zuidersma (47), Twijzel
• Adriana Christina van den Bosch (83), Rossum, Nederland
• Anna Marcellina Jeurissen (1), Valkenswaard
• Adrianus Maas (82), Nuenen, Gerwen &, Nederwetten
• Anthonius de Valk, Laren
• Huisman (0), Nieuw-Scheemda, Groningen, Netherlands

• 1902 » Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor († 1975)
• 1904 » Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer († 1988)
• 1907 » Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician († 1985)
• 1908 » Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer († 1997)
• 1908 » Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 2002)
• 1910 » Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author († 1973)
• 1910 » Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader († 1987)
• 1911 » José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor († 1981)
• 1913 » Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright († 2009)
• 1913 » William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence († 1987)

• 1879 » Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (b. 1818)
• 1881 » Alexander II of Russia (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (b. 1868)
• 1885 » Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (b. 1795)
• 1901 » Benjamin Harrison, American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (b. 1833)
• 1906 » Susan B. Anthony, American activist (b. 1820)
• 1912 » Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (b. 1836)
• 1921 » Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (b. 1835)
• 1936 » Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1851)
• 1938 » Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (b. 1857)

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 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.
• April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
• May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• May 26 » The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East was made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
• September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

The temperature on March 13, 1908 was between -1.5 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.