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• Besseling, Warnsveld, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonie van der Meijden, Nieuwaal († 1979)
• Aleida Petronella Rolfes, 's Gravenhage († 1910)
• Albert WILLEMYNS, Torhout,8820,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1986)
• Antonie Hoekerswever, raalte
• Anna Hekkema, Zuidhorn, Nederland († 1991)
• Agatha Margaretha Hofman, Naaldwijk
• Anthonius Johannes (Toon) Dekker, Koedijk († 1954)
• Andries Gerardus van Brakel, Renkum
• Anna Mogroby, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1997)

• Alida Johanna Verruijt (49), Alphen aan den Rijn
• Abraham Pechtold (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonia Sloot (73), IJzendoorn
• Adrianus Jacobus Halkes (39), Delft,-
• Albert Hakof (66), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Andersdatter Haraset (0)
• ietje van der berg (91), wierum
• (29) Catherine PERRIOT (71), Montbéliard,, Franche-Comté, FRANCE
• Anna Clara Sabbas Arendsz (64), Aruba
• Andrew Thompson Cox (82), South Branch, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

• 1906 » Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1988)
• 1906 » Lew Grade, Baron Grade, Ukrainian-English film producer († 1998)
• 1907 » Cab Calloway, American singer-songwriter and bandleader († 1994)
• 1907 » Glenn McCarthy, American businessman, founded the Shamrock Hotel († 1988)
• 1907 » Mike Mazurki, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor († 1990)
• 1908 » Ernest L. Massad, American general († 1993)
• 1908 » Jo-Jo Moore, American baseball player († 2001)
• 1908 » Quentin Crisp, English author and illustrator († 1999)
• 1909 » Zora Arkus-Duntov, Belgian-American engineer († 1996)
• 1911 » Louise Bourgeois, French-American sculptor and painter († 2010)

• 1880 » Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (b. 1828)
• 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
• 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
• 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
• 1928 » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 1930 » Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
• 1933 » Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)

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 22 » The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by USSConnecticut, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.
• 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 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 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.
• October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.

The temperature on December 25, 1909 was between -1.7 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.