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• Adrianus Antonius van Hamond, Boxtel, Nederland
• Adriaan Hendrik Pieter Regoort, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Adolf Jan SCHAAP, Leens Groningen Netherlands († 1998)
• Aaltje Boot, Sneek († 1979)
• Adriaan van de Wege, Zaamslag Nederland († 1908)
• Adriaan Stephanus Bos, Rotterdam
• Alida Geertruida Brons, Amsterdam
• Alfons Aerts, Eindhout, België
• Adriana Jacoba Gerrardina Kind, Capelle aan de IJssel († 1997)
• Andries de Paus, Sliedrecht († 1986)

• Adriaantje Beenen (45), Schoterland
• Aaltje Hemmes Boer (83), Grootegast, Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Catharina LOMMELAARS (84), Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertje Kremer (72), Amsterdam
• Albertus Andriessen (69), Loosduinen
• Anna van Kesteren (88), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Cornelia van Reenen (0), Gouda
• Anna Maria Geleijns (68), Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Ann Lynam (72), Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co. Kansas., Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Boer (83), Grootegast

• 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)

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.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• April 8 » Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.
• June 27 » A group of Vietnamese tirailleurs conducts a failed attempt to poison the entire French army's garrison in the Hanoi Citadel with the aim to make way for Hoàng Hoa Thám's rebel army to capture Hanoi.
• June 30 » The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
• December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.

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.