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• Freriksen, Eschmarke, gemeente Lonneker († 1909)
• Addie Mabell Bixby, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1963)
• Adriana de Meulmeester, Arnemuiden
• Anna Sloot, ,, Anjum, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands († 2003)
• Andreas BOENS, Torhout († 1990)
• Alfred James Ellem, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia († 1970)
• Aaltje Baas, Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1909)
• Adolph Antonius Haen, Udenhout († 1996)
• Aaltje Karelsd van der Gaast, Eesterga, fr.nld
• Antje Doef, Andijk († 1908)

• Adrianus van der Vloedt (72), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Smolders Lucia (80), Marchienne-au-Pont buurt Charleroi, Henegouwen, België
• Antje Exalto (19), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Cruyssen (73), Tilburg Nederland
• Berend GEERSING (5), Peize Drenthe Netherlands
• Alewijn Tartwijk (72), 's-Gravenhage / den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van der Vleut (1), Dordrecht
• Bene Schreur (19), Giethoorn
• Abraham Nijeboer (74), Aalten
• Alida Koper (53), Zandvoort

• 1898 » Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author († 1993)
• 1900 » Lucile Godbold, American Olympic athlete († 1981)
• 1901 » Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer († 1983)
• 1908 » Don Ameche, American actor († 1993)
• 1909 » Art Coulter, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2000)
• 1911 » Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2010)
• 1912 » Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist († 1997)
• 1914 » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator († 2006)
• 1916 » Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1918 » Robert Osterloh, American actor († 2001)

• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

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.
• March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
• April 8 » H. H. Asquith of the Liberal Party takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.
• June 18 » Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
• 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.

The temperature on May 31, 1908 was between 11.9 °C and 25.1 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.