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• Andreas Dominicus Maria Westhuis, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Kornalijnslijper, Utrecht
• Andreas (Andries) Van Der Loop, Zeeland († 1985)
• Anna Christina van Boxtel, Haaren, NB Netherlands († 1911)
• Alida Kolfschoten, Montfoort
• Aaltje (Alice) Cuperus, Oak Harbor, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Aafke Aeilida Komdeur, Farmsum (Delfzijl)
• Aagje VOGEL, Sliedrecht († 2007)
• Vogelzang
• Aaltje (Alice) Cuperus, Oak Harbor, Washington, Verenigde Staten

• Anthonius Jozefs Niemarkt (63), Amsterdam
• Alberta Koldenhof (0), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Hermans (86), Maastricht
• Antonius Jozefs Niemarkt (63), Amsterdam
• antonie STAM (72), ijsselmonde
• Aaltje de Rijk (81), Hilversum
• Elisabeth Adriana Josepha Maria Zijlmans (26), Waalwijk
• Antje Sijbrens Kleefstra (58), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Pieters (Andres) Walstra (12), Roselawn, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Bernardus Vlutters (0), Losser

• 1904 » Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer († 1983)
• 1905 » Frits Philips, Dutch businessman († 2005)
• 1907 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician († 1947)
• 1907 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. († 1964)
• 1908 » Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist († 2004)
• 1908 » Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader († 1979)
• 1910 » Berton Roueché, American journalist and author († 1994)
• 1911 » Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy († 1963)
• 1913 » Les Tremayne, English actor († 2003)
• 1914 » John Hodiak, American actor († 1955)

• 1888 » Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)
• 1899 » Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
• 1904 » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
• 1904 » Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
• 1914 » George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
• 1915 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)
• 1925 » Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)
• 1928 » Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
• 1930 » José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Jacob
11. Adrianus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Arie
15. Antonius
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Jacoba
11. Petronella
12. Grietje
13. Aaltje
14. Geertruida
15. Neeltje
16. Helena

• 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.
• January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
• January 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
• February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
• April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
• September 23 » The novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera), by Gaston Leroux, is published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
• October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.

The temperature on April 16, 1909 was between 0.5 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.