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• Anna Boon, Halle, Belgie († 2003)
• Anna Maria Agatha Helder, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1994)
• Aart van Ewijk, Barneveld
• Adriana Martina Maria Flipsen, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland
• Alfons DESMET, Berchem,,BELGIQUE († 1978)
• Adreas Alphonsus Maria BOLLEN, Utrecht (Utrecht) (NL) († 1934)
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• Alice Elizabeth Baldwin, Sibley, Osceola County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1991)
• Adrianus Johannes Wilhelmus Ponjee, Rotterdam Nederland († 1985)
• Anna Maria van den Broek, Chaam († 1955)

• Aloysius Joseph Everaert (60), Charleroi
• Andries van Bergen (73), Paterswolde, Tynaarlo, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anne Joel (65), Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales
• Bastiaan Janmaat (75), Vinkeveen en Waverveen
• ANNETJE VAN DRIE (65), Soest
• Aaltje Doosje (48), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Zeeuwen (80), Hedikhuizen
• Aleida de Rijcke (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Jannetje van Drie (65), Soest (UTR) The Netherlands
• Anna Maria Delahaye (0), Kerkrade, Gemeente Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland

• 1902 » Abraham Wald, Romanian mathematician and economist († 1950)
• 1902 » Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet († 1987)
• 1902 » Julia Lee, American blues singer-songwriter and pianist († 1958)
• 1907 » Edgar Sampson, American musician and composer († 1973)
• 1908 » Muriel Duckworth, Canadian activist († 2009)
• 1912 » Dale Evans, American singer-songwriter and actress († 2001)
• 1912 » Ollie Johnston, American animator and voice actor († 2008)
• 1914 » John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer and designer († 1995)
• 1915 » Jane Jarvis, American pianist and composer († 2010)
• 1916 » Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg († 2012)

• 1905 » Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (b. 1828)
• 1913 » William Evans-Gordon, English soldier and politician (b. 1857)
• 1916 » Charles Taze Russell, American minister (b. 1852)
• 1916 » Huang Xing, Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Egon Schiele, Austrian painter (b. 1890)
• 1920 » Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian businessman (b. 1854)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1925 » Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader during and just prior to the Russian Revolution of 1917 (b. 1885)
• 1926 » Harry Houdini, American magician and stuntman (b. 1874)
• 1929 » António José de Almeida, Portuguese physician and politician, 6th President of Portugal (b. 1866)

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 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
• February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
• March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
• October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
• November 18 » Two United States warships are sent to Nicaragua after 500 revolutionaries (including two Americans) are executed by order of José Santos Zelaya.
• December 14 » New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory.

The temperature on October 31, 1909 was between 3.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.