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• Aike Kruiter († 1995)
• Adriana Elisabeth (Sjaan) Clarijs, Middelburg,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1992)
• Erkenbosch (Leveau), Berg &, Terblijt
• Andries van Asselt, Apeldoorn
• Adriana Aartje van Leeuwen, Deventer
• Albertus van Rooij, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Albert van Barneveld, Zeist († 1925)
• Aike Kruiter, Holte, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1995)
• Anna van der Enden, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 1990)
• Anna van der Ende, Naaldwijk,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1990)

• Anna Dekker (60)
• Adriana de Cock (62), Raamsdonk
• Aaltje Jacoba Hommersom (0), Druten
• Anna Heemskerk (42), Rijnsburg
• Adriana Renswouw, van (73), Schalkwijk
• Adriana van Renswou[w] (73), Schalkwijk
• Aaltje Otten Grote (0), Emmen
• Alice Franciska Philomena America (0), Gulpen,Gulpen-Wittem,Limburg,Nederland
• Adrianus Schoutens (69), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Aaltje Aaltjen Iedesd. X Koffeman (77), Urk

• 1904 » Bill Brandt, German-English photographer and journalist († 1983)
• 1905 » Alan Rawsthorne, British composer († 1971)
• 1905 » Charlotte Armstrong, American author († 1969)
• 1906 » Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer († 1979)
• 1907 » Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host († 1993)
• 1908 » Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist († 1998)
• 1909 » Teddy Stauffer, Swiss bandleader, musician, and actor († 1991)
• 1910 » Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1943)
• 1910 » Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author († 2005)
• 1912 » Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG († 1985)

• 1880 » Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
• 1915 » Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
• 1918 » Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
• 1925 » Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
• 1925 » Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (b. 1848)
• 1927 » Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
• 1929 » Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874)

• 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 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• January 28 » Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.

The temperature on May 2, 1908 was between 8.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.