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• Anna Maria Koorevaar, Paramaribo († 1909)
• Adrianus Theodorus Hulst, Berkel en Rodenrijs
• Adolph Galman, USA († 1987)
• Achiel Clemens Vernimmen, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Adrianus Lambertus Thijssen, Hees,, Gelderland, Nederland († 1989)
• Alexander Leonardus Simaijs, Sint-Pieter, Maastricht († 1982)
• Anna Maria de Garnerin, München, Bayern, Germany († 1970)
• Anna HALBERSTADT, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Abraham Willem Remijnse, Wolphaartsdijk, Zl († 1983)
• Aniela Wojciaczek, Scalp Level (Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA) († 1995)

• Catharina Jacoba Koegler (57), Delft
• ADRIANUS WIJNANDUS LAZONDER (65), SCHOONHOVEN
• Aaltje Stam (81), Deventer
• Aaltje Mulder (81), Oostwold, Groningen, Nederland
• Christiaan Bogaars (92), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje Mulder (81), Oostwold, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland
• Arthur Van Erbach Erbach (58)
• Beeltje Elkan (Betje Belia) Kan (82), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands
• Adrianus Ruijgrok (49), Bloemendaal
• Adrianus Wijnand Lazonder (65), Schoonhoven

• 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)

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• November 3 » William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
• November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.

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.