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• Driessen, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1909)
• Alida van Sas,, Den Haag
• Angie Jewell Willingham, White County, AR († 1987)
• * Cornelis Willem 't Gilde, Rotterdam
• André HUENS
• Alida Sophia van den Berg, Noordwijk
• "Yvonne" Marie Jeanne Françoise de Coatgoureden, La Magdeleine, Charente, France
• Adrianus Carolus Henderikus Bos, Emmen
• Andries Schipper, Putten († 1910)
• Anna de Kubber, Rotterdam

• Anna Lieuwes van Aalzum (79), Watergraafsmeer, gem. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Prins (67), Nieuweroord-Westerbork-Drenthe
• Adriana Kool (61), Haarlemmermeer
• Ameling Eppes Venekamp (75), Beerta, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
• Alberta van de WORP (37), Brink en Orden
• Adriana van der Schoot (51), Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aarjen Blokker (80), Broek op L'dijk
• Adriaan Jobse (0), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland
• Abigail Carroll (78)
• Aaldert van der Weide (54), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1903 » Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor († 1993)
• 1910 » Wright Morris, American author and photographer († 1998)
• 1910 » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator († 1989)
• 1912 » Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer and humanitarian († 1991)
• 1912 » Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic († 1994)
• 1913 » Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician († 2001)
• 1913 » Loretta Young, American actress († 2000)
• 1914 » Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic († 1989)
• 1915 » Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 2015)
• 1915 » John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher († 2001)

• 1885 » Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
• 1896 » Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
• 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
• 1921 » Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
• 1922 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)

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.
• March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
• April 13 » The military of the Ottoman Empire reverses the Ottoman countercoup of 1909 to force the overthrow of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
• 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 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• September 30 » The Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania makes a record-breaking westbound crossing of the Atlantic, that will not be bettered for 20 years.
• October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.

The temperature on January 6, 1909 was between -2.1 and 2.9 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.