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• András Nagy, Dévaványa, Bekes († 1959)
• Alida Maria Wilhelmina Tissen, Den Haag
• Alberta Johanna Bosveld, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1983)
• Albertha Nauta, Kampen
• Aloijsius Antonius Franciscus Burgers, Gendt
• Albert BUTTER, Volendam, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1909)
• Alma Francette Shaver, Wisconsin († 1909)
• Alida Maria Wilhelmina TISSEN, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aloysius van Gestel, Hoogstraten, België († 1978)
• Albertus van Beek, Rhenen († 1909)

• Antonie Dijk (38), Zwolle
• Anna Elisabeth Weijts (80), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Alphonsus Maria Adrianus Hubertus Deckers (63), Bloemendaal,Gemeente Bloemendaal,North Holland,Netherlands
• Arnold Graaff, de (77), Grootegast
• Aaltje Boer (69), Noord, Hoogeveen
• Augustin GUILBERT (84), Kortrijk,8500,West Vlaanderen,Vlaams Gewest,Belgie
• antje oudejans (37), beemster
• Albina Velazquez (0), Alvarez, Colima, México
• Anna Maria Baaten (77), Steenbergen, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Diekmann (78), Burlage

• 1903 » Empress Kōjun of Japan († 2000)
• 1904 » José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country († 1960)
• 1905 » Bob Wills, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader († 1975)
• 1906 » Lou Costello, American actor and comedian († 1959)
• 1909 » Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian lawyer and politician († 1987)
• 1909 » Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Polish poet and author († 1966)
• 1910 » Ella Logan, Scottish-American singer and actress († 1969)
• 1912 » Mohammed Burhanuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq († 2014)
• 1917 » Donald Davidson, American philosopher and academic († 2003)
• 1917 » Will Eisner, American illustrator and publisher († 2005)

• 1888 » Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
• 1895 » Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Kaʻiulani of Hawaii (b. 1875)
• 1900 » Gottlieb Daimler, German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834)
• 1905 » John Henninger Reagan, American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1818)
• 1905 » Makar Yekmalyan, Armenian composer (b. 1856)
• 1919 » Oskars Kalpaks, Latvian colonel (b. 1882)
• 1920 » Ömer Seyfettin, Turkish author and educator (b. 1884)
• 1932 » John Philip Sousa, American conductor and composer (b. 1854)
• 1933 » Anton Cermak, Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1873)

• 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
• February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
• February 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
• April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
• August 24 » Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
• September 7 » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
• December 4 » The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.

The temperature on March 6, 1909 was between -7.5 °C and 3.5 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.