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• Agatha Adriana Vet, Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Alice May Kistler, Tulsa (Oklahoma) († 2006)
• * Dirk Vriesman, Aalsmeer († 1945)
• Adriana Maria Smeulders, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
• Aloijsius Boone, Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alida Waas, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Andreas Hubertus Snackers, Nuth († 1975)
• Alida Mulder, Hillegom († 1995)
• Aleidus Bernardus Maria Steffens, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Jannetje van Schouwen, Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Abbie Mekkes (30), Georgetown (Ottawa, Michigan, USA)
• Aleida Kalthoff (49), Steenwijk
• Adriana Maria Holster (80), Den Haag
• Albert Drent (24), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Aafke Aries van der Klei (83), Zuurdijk (Gem. Leens), Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Schuchman (84), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Petronella Popelier (39), Tilburg
• Aafje Helena van Baaren (72), 's-Gravenhage
• Adriana Maria Holster (80), 's-Gravenhage
• Albert Meijer (56), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1906 » Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician († 1983)
• 1907 » Hayes Alvis, American bassist († 1972)
• 1907 » Kate Smith, American singer and actress († 1986)
• 1908 » Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author († 1968)
• 1908 » Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic († 1992)
• 1909 » Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician († 1996)
• 1909 » Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright († 1990)
• 1910 » Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician († 1987)
• 1910 » Dirk Andries Flentrop, Dutch organ builder († 2003)
• 1910 » Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist († 1987)

• 1873 » David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
• 1904 » Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1913 » John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1943 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
• 1945 » Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1945 » Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
• 1953 » Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (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.
• 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.
• April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
• May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.

The temperature on May 1, 1908 was between 8.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.