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Born on Tuesday January 12, 1909
- Alphonsius Maria Barnhoorn, Haarlem
- Alphonse Gregorius MAELFEYT, Sint-Andries Brugge († 1994)
- Adrianus Wilhelmus van Dam, Ter Aar (Papenveer)
- Andre Antoine Donche, Zonnebeke
- "Jacqueline" Marie Charlotte de Witasse-Thézy, Neuville-au-Bois, Somme, France († 1973)
- anna maria adriaans, nistelrode
- Adrianus van den Bos, Sliedrecht († 1971)
- Adrianus Antonius Borst, Ursem, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Bruinzeel, Vlaardingen, ZH, Nederland
- Albert Jan Boersma, Groningen († 1993)
Died on Tuesday January 12, 1909
- Alphonsius Julius Lenaerts (0), Austruweel, Provincie Antwerpen
- Adriaantje Kunst (68), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Angela Maria Ahlers (34), Veendam, Nederland
- Agnes Antonia Hubertina van HERTEN (1), Herten,, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Maria Pluijmen (1), Hoensbroek, Heerlen
- Anthonij de Pooter (56), Zaamslag (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Thérèsia Myny (74), Zerkegem
- Adriaantje Kunst (68), Rotterdam
- Adriana Stolk (0), Dordrecht
- Antje Jans van Harmelen (54), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 12, 1909 at Delpher
Born on January 12
- 1905 » James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic († 1997)
- 1905 » Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher († 1975)
- 1905 » Tex Ritter, American actor and singer († 1974)
- 1906 » Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic († 1995)
- 1907 » Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer († 1966)
- 1908 » Clement Hurd, American illustrator († 1988)
- 1908 » Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter († 2008)
- 1910 » Luise Rainer, German-English actress († 2014)
- 1910 » Patsy Kelly, American actress and comedian († 1981)
- 1912 » Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer († 1991)
Died on January 12
- 1892 » James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (b. 1820)
- 1892 » William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (b. 1815)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
- 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
- 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
- 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
- 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
- 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
- 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1909
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Arie
- Antonius
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1909
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1909
- 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 23 » The AEA Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada and the British Empire.
- April 14 » A massacre is organized by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenian population of Cilicia.
- July 16 » Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
- August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
- 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.
Weather January 12, 1909
The temperature on January 12, 1909 was between 1.4 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.