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• <Infant Son> Bonner († 1908)
• Anna Martina Catharina Spruijt, Driebergen († 1918)
• Alphons Pisman, Kluizen
• Andrew Hershel Patterson, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
• Aafje Neeltje Adriana Blom, Schiebroek, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1939)
• Aart Johannis Geilings, Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Glasbergen, Rijnsburg
• "Jean" Fernand Gabriel Marie Ratisbonne, Paris († 1993)
• Allegonda Laurentia Elisabeth van Mierlo, Woensel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1994)
• Adriana Cornelia Elisabeth Koevoets, Klundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1909)

• Albert Veenstra (47), Smallingerland (Frl)
• Berend van Dijk (81), Zwolle,Zwolle,Overijssel,Nederland
• Albertus van ELK (69), Leeuwen (tot 1818) Wamel (tot 1985) West Maas en Waal, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Stoker (0), Egmond aan Zee
• Anna Catharina Stoker (0), Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH)
• Anna Catharina Stroker (0), Egmond aan Zee, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonius Smit (57), Wognum, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Hessing (46), Harenkarspel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida STEUR (25), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• <Infant Son> Bonner (0)

• 1906 » Vic Dickenson, American trombonist († 1984)
• 1908 » Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander († 1997)
• 1908 » Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator († 1941)
• 1908 » Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance († 1998)
• 1909 » Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle († 2013)
• 1910 » Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor († 1982)
• 1910 » Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1999)
• 1911 » Constance Heaven, English author and actress († 1995)
• 1911 » Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman († 1989)
• 1911 » Norman Gordon, South African cricketer († 2014)

• 1881 » James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (b. 1821)
• 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
• 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)

• 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.
• May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
• June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
• September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
• October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
• November 28 » A mine explosion in Marianna, Pennsylvania, kills 154 men, leaving only one survivor.

The temperature on August 6, 1908 was between 12.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.