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• Andreas Johannes Jozef Straathof, Mijdrecht († 1987)
• Alberdina Wierenga, Woltersum ( Ten Boer) († 1970)
• Adolf Gijsbertus Loor († 1982)
• Althea Gerretsen, Fox Lake Illiois USA, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Albertje van der Laan, Opwierde († 1908)
• Althea Thayer, Chicago, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Allen Granval Billups, Stronghurst, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America († 1908)
• Angelica Van Craenenbroeck, De Klinge († 1982)
• Aaltje Hogenaar, Baarn, Nederland († 1959)
• de Lange, Vianen († 1908)

• Aaltje Willemijntje Padmos (11), Bruinisse gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL
• Berendje Eenkhoorn (81), Genemuiden, Nederland
• Arnoldus Arie van der Leer (68), Rotterdam (kralingen)
• Bonaventure Gustave Eugène Francis (0), Gelinden, België
• Allen Granval Billups (0), Stronghurst, Henderson County, Illinois, United States of America
• Bartel Van Der Wekken (3), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands
• anna catharina van enckevort (0), sevenum
• Antoinette Marie Feltz, van der (72), Wormen (Apeldoorn)
• Roseboom (0), Barneveld
• Adriana Johanna PRAAT (75), Tholen, 5872, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1904 » Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist († 1997)
• 1906 » Antonio Rosario Mennonna, Italian bishop († 2009)
• 1906 » Buddhadasa, Thai monk and philosopher († 1993)
• 1906 » Harry Hibbs, English footballer († 1984)
• 1907 » Nicolas Calas, Greek-American poet and critic († 1988)
• 1907 » Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author († 1964)
• 1909 » Dolores Hope, American singer and philanthropist († 2011)
• 1911 » Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States († 1978)
• 1911 » Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem († 2007)
• 1911 » Vincent Price, American actor († 1993)

• 1896 » Aleksandr Stoletov, Russian physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1839)
• 1910 » Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1918 » Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (b. 1869)
• 1919 » Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (b. 1848)
• 1933 » Achille Paroche, French target shooter (b. 1868)
• 1939 » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Ernst Lindemann, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Günther Lütjens, German admiral (b. 1889)
• 1942 » Muhammed Hamdi Yazır, Turkish theologian, logician, and translator (b. 1878)
• 1943 » Gordon Coates, New Zealand soldier and politician, 21st Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1878)

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 24 » The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
• February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
• May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
• November 25 » A fire breaks out on SSSardinia as it leaves Malta's Grand Harbour, resulting in the ship's grounding and the deaths of at least 118 people.
• December 28 » The 7.1 M_w  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

The temperature on May 27, 1908 was between 8.8 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.