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• Annie Niestijl, Groningen
• Alfred Irvine Aldous, Casino, New South Wales, Australia († 1992)
• Albert Huigen, Emmer-Compascuum († 2000)
• Amel Versluis, Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Aartje van Ginkel, Maarsseveen, gem. Maarssen, Utr, NL († 1909)
• Anne Van der Molen, Lutjegast, Grootegast,, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert Nolles, Steenwijk († 1995)
• Adriana Lemmens, Hapert († 1993)
• Aloysius Stuer, Haasdonk, Beveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1995)
• Albert Huigen, Emmen

• Aafje Goudriaan (77), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Anna Roubos (0), Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agnes Erskine (70), West Derby, Lancashire, England
• Albert Strating (0), Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Amplonia Bijbel (90), ,, Oude Tonge, Nederland
• Adriaan van de Velde (80), Zaamslag (Terneuzen), Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Maijen (0), Dongen
• Aaltje ten Caat (40), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Magdalena Lochbetter (86), Good Thunder, Blue Earth, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Henriëtta Demmink (80), Hengelo Gelderland

• 1896 » Everett Dirksen, American politician († 1969)
• 1897 » Chen Cheng, Chinese politician, Vice President of the Republic of China († 1965)
• 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
• 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
• 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
• 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)
• 1913 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler († 2007)
• 1916 » Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer († 1989)
• 1916 » Robert Parrish, American actor and director († 1995)
• 1920 » William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence († 1996)

• 1896 » Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
• 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
• 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
• 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
• 1925 » Nellie Cashman, American nurse, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and gold prospector (b. 1845)

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.
• February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
• April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
• May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
• June 2 » Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
• August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.

The temperature on January 4, 1909 was between 0.6 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.