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• Albertha Wilhelmina Reintjes, Didam († 1993)
• Alexander Gevaert, Austruweel, Provincie Antwerpen († 1909)
• Anna Everdina Maria Keusters, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1946)
• Andries Johannes Steketee, Yerseke
• Aaltje MEIJERINK, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• adriana maria verheijen, helden († 1983)
• "Louis" Léon Marie Mignot, Boulieu-lès-Annonay, Ardèche, France († 1951)
• Albertus Grooters, Willemsoord (Steenwijkerwold) († 1991)
• Blijkje Smidt, Bovensmilde
• Alida Slechtenhorst, Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland († 1963)

• Anna Meijer (83), Zoutkamp
• Antonij van der Burgt (69), Boekel, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Bernard Henry Landwehr (44), Leyden, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Andries MOS (88), Den Helder (Noord-Holland)
• Barbera van Schie (59)
• Allegonda Jannes van Houten (84), Groningen
• Anna Maria van den Broek (1), Heesch
• "Paul" Yves Marie Guyot d'Asnières de Salins (41), château de la Rouillonnais, Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc, Loire-Atlantique, France
• Bernardus Nouwt (0), Vlaardingen
• Antje Kamper (77), Wognum, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1904 » Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction († 1966)
• 1906 » Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal († 1989)
• 1907 » Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist († 2004)
• 1908 » Francis Raymond Fosberg, American botanist and author († 1993)
• 1908 » Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria († 1990)
• 1908 » James Stewart, American actor († 1997)
• 1908 » Louis Daquin, French actor and director († 1980)
• 1911 » Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright († 1995)
• 1911 » Gardner Fox, American author († 1986)
• 1913 » Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer († 1996)

• 1880 » Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (b. 1814)
• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 1940 » Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Hector Guimard, French Architect (b. 1867)

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 15 » The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
• January 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
• 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.
• September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
• October 1 » Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
• October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The temperature on May 20, 1908 was between 8.8 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.