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• Anna Maria Tecla Morjöner, Munnekemoer, Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1909)
• Aaltje Nieske EMMELKAMP, Niehove (Oldehove) Groningen Netherlands († 1979)
• Adolph Galman, USA († 1987)
• Adriana Heinsdijk, Goes († 1993)
• Aaltje Nieske Emmelkamp, Niehove, gem. Oldehove, Groningen, Nederland († 1979)
• Anna Elizabeth Bulthuis, Bedum,, Groningen, Nederland († 2001)
• Adrianus Theodorus Hulst, Berkel en Rodenrijs
• Aniela Wojciaczek, Scalp Level (Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA) († 1995)
• Anna Maria de Garnerin, München, Bayern, Germany († 1970)
• Abraham Meeuwis Haspels, Haarlemmermeer

• Arthur Van Erbach Erbach (58)
• Adrianus de Kok (0), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• van Berkel (0), Tilburg
• Aaltje Stam (81), Deventer
• Beeltje Elkan Kan (82), Leeuwarden
• Abe Klazes Sytsma (72), Grouw
• Anne Marie Matthieu (66), Heverlee, 3001, België
• Catharina Jacoba Koegler (57), Delft,Delft,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Bernardus Slotboom (44), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius MEULEBEEK (71), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1905 » James J. Braddock, American lieutenant and boxer († 1974)
• 1906 » Glen Gray, American saxophonist and bandleader († 1963)
• 1907 » Sigvard Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg († 2002)
• 1909 » Jessica Tandy, English-American actress († 1994)
• 1909 » Peter W. Rodino, American captain, lawyer, and politician († 2005)
• 1909 » Virginia Apgar, American anesthesiologist and pediatrician, developed the Apgar test († 1974)
• 1910 » Arthur Gardner, American actor and producer († 2014)
• 1910 » Bradford Washburn, American mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer († 2007)
• 1910 » Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer († 1990)
• 1910 » Mike Sebastian, American football player and coach († 1989)

• 1879 » William Tilbury Fox, English dermatologist and academic (b. 1836)
• 1896 » Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)
• 1911 » Maurice Rouvier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1842)
• 1915 » Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (b. 1822)
• 1916 » Émile Faguet, French author and critic (b. 1847)
• 1927 » Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (b. 1905)
• 1927 » Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Quebec (b. 1847)
• 1932 » John Verran, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of South Australia (b. 1856)
• 1933 » Dragutin Domjanić, Croatian lawyer, judge, and poet (b. 1875)
• 1936 » Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b. 1875)

• 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 11 » Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
• January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
• 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.
• August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
• October 13 » Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and became the first woman to speak there.

The temperature on June 7, 1908 was between 4.6 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.4 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.