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May 6, 1908Born on Thursday May 7, 1908
- Annichje Drees, langeveen († 1999)
- Alexander van Weezel, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Anna Wilhelmina Woudstra, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Josephina klein Gebbink, Eefsele (Groenlo) († 1964)
- Anna von Berg, rotterdam
- Albertus Johannes Swaters (10 mnd), Zevenaar († 1909)
- Blok, Valtherveen (Odoorn) († 1908)
- Annichje Drees, Langeveen
- Adolf Lodewijk van Ommen, Koeta Radja (Indonesië) († 1937)
- Adriana Magdalena Gerarda Dukker, De Lier, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1909)
Died on Thursday May 7, 1908
- Ada Jane Quartermain (29), Christchurch, New Zealand
- Alice Elmyra (Almyra) Parks (59)
- Aize Hendriks Veeninga (64), Groningen
- Anna van Tellingen (67), Zeist
- Anna Maria Roßbach (62), Kruft
- Anna Maria Catharina Hamel (68), Didam, Nederland
- Agnes Nancy Kerr (81), Ontario, Ontario, Canada
- Anne Gijsberts Wassenaar (90), Menaldumadeel
- Kraaijeveld (0), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albertus Pieter Tegelaar (0), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 7, 1908 at Delpher
Born on May 7
- 1903 » Jimmy Ball, Canadian sprinter († 1988)
- 1904 » Kurt Weitzmann, German-American historian and author († 1993)
- 1905 » Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer († 1989)
- 1906 » Eric Krenz, American discus thrower and shot putter († 1931)
- 1909 » Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino, Native American teacher († 2005)
- 1909 » Edwin H. Land, American scientist and inventor, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation († 1991)
- 1911 » Ishirō Honda, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter († 1993)
- 1911 » Rıfat Ilgaz, Turkish author, poet, and educator († 1993)
- 1912 » Pannalal Patel, Indian author († 1989)
- 1913 » John Spencer Hardy, American general († 2012)
Died on May 7
- 1876 » William Buell Sprague, American clergyman, historian, and author (b. 1795)
- 1887 » C. F. W. Walther, German-American religious leader and theologian (b. 1811)
- 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
- 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
- 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
- 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
- 1925 » William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
- 1937 » Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (b. 1886)
- 1938 » Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1881)
Names that were popular for boys in 1908
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Joseph
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1908
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1908
- 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 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
- February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
- July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
- July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
- October 6 » The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
The weather on Thursday May 7, 1908
The temperature on May 7, 1908 was between 5.9 °C and 13.8 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI