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• Anna Ringnalda, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 2002)
• Annie Helena PAGEL, Queensland, Australia († 1923)
• Alexandra Wilhelmina van Wickevoort Crommelin, ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands († 1985)
• Adriaan Joseph Pothuizen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catharina Smits, Tilburg († 1909)
• Aaltje JacobaLena Hus, Katwijk († 1966)
• Anna Magaretha Böhm, Lohrbach, Baden-Württemberg, Duitsland († 1991)
• Anna van Doensburg, Den Haag, Nederland († 2001)
• antonia TIMMERS, Dinteloord
• Antonetta van Bokkel, Hedel, Nederland († 1909)

• Antje(Anna) Brouwer (63), Grootegast
• Abraham Leenhouts (28), Soest, Utrecht, NL
• Alice Crosby [8] (36), Atlanta, Georgia
• Aalbertine Geertruida (kind) Haverkamp (6), Deventer
• Adrianus van Verseveld (1), Rhenen
• Anna Euphemia Niesten (72), Heemstede
• Andrew Stephen Crosby [68] "Stephen" (52), Union County, South Carolina
• Anna Gertrudis Meuwissen (54), Susteren, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonij van de Pas (55), Stratum (Eindhoven)
• Aafke Berends (Effie) DROLENGA (76), Ulrum Groningen Netherlands

• 1903 » John Eccles, Australian-Swiss neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1997)
• 1903 » Otto P. Weyland, American general († 1979)
• 1904 » James J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic († 1979)
• 1905 » Howard McNear, American actor († 1969)
• 1908 » William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher († 1993)
• 1910 » Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia († 1979)
• 1912 » Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist († 2009)
• 1912 » Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing († 2009)
• 1915 » Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 1985)
• 1915 » Jules Archer, American historian and author († 2008)

• 1880 » Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (b. 1830)
• 1901 » Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
• 1910 » Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836)
• 1919 » Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877)
• 1921 » Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891)
• 1922 » Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)

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 28 » United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish–American War.
• 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.
• April 9 » The U.S. Congress passes the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act.
• April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
• 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.
• December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The temperature on January 27, 1909 was between -8.6 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged -3.2 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.