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• Aaltje Alberdina Gersonius, Musselkanaal, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Netherlands († 1998)
• Alida Magdalena Bos, Zorgvlied (gem. Westerveld)
• Albertus Lohuis, Zwartemeer, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Abraham van Wijnen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1910)
• Adelaide Long, Hillsdale Co., MI († 1963)
• Aimé Joseph Petrus Laurentius LOEYS, Heist
• Aartje Bouman, Vorchten (Gem.Heerde) († 1982)
• Albert Steenbergen, Kerkenveld, Zuidwolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1985)
• Abraham van Schijndel, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Grietje Vrielink, Hollandscheveld

• Anna Botman (12), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Nootenboom (81), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldegonda Delzainne (25), Maastricht
• Anthonie Wijnand van Veen (78), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anthonie Sonneveld (75), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonij Gerritsz Zonneveld (75), Maassluis
• Aldegonda Delzainne (25), Maastricht
• Antje Hoet (69), Winkel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Nn Pol (0), Zwinderscheveld
• Aalbertus van Asperen (53), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1905 » Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium († 1988)
• 1906 » Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau († 1989)
• 1907 » Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist († 2019)
• 1908 » Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic († 1970)
• 1908 » Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic († 1997)
• 1909 » Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1909 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader († 1951)
• 1910 » Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier († 1987)
• 1910 » Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1974)
• 1911 » Augusta Braxton Baker, African American librarian († 1998)

• 1890 » David Wilber, American politician (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Rube Waddell, American baseball player (b. 1876)
• 1917 » Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (b. 1868)
• 1920 » Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1922 » Charles I, emperor of Austria (b. 1887)
• 1922 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
• 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
• 1924 » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (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.
• January 16 » Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole.
• February 2 » The Paris Film Congress opens. An attempt by European producers to form an equivalent to the MPCC cartel in the United States.
• February 20 » Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
• April 11 » The city of Tel Aviv is founded.
• 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 7 » Alice Huyler Ramsey and three friends become the first women to complete a transcontinental auto trip, taking 59 days to travel from New York, New York to San Francisco, California.

The temperature on April 1, 1909 was between -0.1 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.