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• Alida Geertruida Brons, Amsterdam
• Alfons Aerts, Eindhout, België
• Adrianus Antonius van Hamond, Boxtel, Nederland
• Aaltjen Haitjema, Vriezenveen († 1908)
• Heldring, Den Haag († 1997)
• Adriana Maria Smolders, Middelbeers, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1993)
• Hollander, Sleen, Drenthe, Netherlands(Schoonoord) († 1908)
• Adriana Cornelia Wiesje, 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• ?? van Lis, Rotterdam († 1908)
• Aaltje de Weerd († 1996)

• Albertus Andriessen (69), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Aalbertsdr van Kesteren (88), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Lommelaars (84), Bergeyk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Albertje Kremer (72), Amsterdam
• Anna Reiber
• Anna Vleisman (76), Groningen
• Anna Maria Cornelia Bastiaens (80), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
• Antje Ybeles van der Veen (72), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Beenen (45), Schoterland
• Anna Vleisman (76), Groningen

• 1905 » Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium († 1988)
• 1905 » Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia († 1993)
• 1906 » Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau († 1989)
• 1907 » Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist († 2019)
• 1908 » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic († 1970)
• 1908 » Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic († 1997)
• 1909 » Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1909 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader († 1951)
• 1910 » Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier († 1987)
• 1910 » Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1974)

• 1890 » David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)
• 1917 » Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (b. 1868)
• 1920 » Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1922 » Charles I, emperor of Austria (b. 1887)
• 1922 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
• 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
• 1924 » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (b. 1876)

• 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.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
• July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
• November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

The temperature on April 1, 1908 was between 1.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.