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• Albertus Josephus Maria Exelmans, Vorst (Kempen)
• Adriana Maria Hendrickx († 1997)
• Aaltje Brink, Zweeloo († 1982)
• Alice Florentina Catharina Martens, Herenthout, België
• Anna Zwart, Egmond aan Zee (gem. Bergen, NH) († 1920)
• Johanna Hoogeveen, Hollandscheveld
• Albert Jozef Exelmans, Vorst
• Adriana Klomp, Vlijmen († 1936)
• Adelina Johanna Fuiber, Rochester, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1962)
• Adriana Cornelia Koch, Utrecht

• Antje Sybes Gaarkeuken (58), Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Abraham Michael 'Emanuel' van Gelder (71), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Andries Hendriks (1) Papa (78), ,,, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
• Alfons Schols (1), Eilendorf (D)
• Abraham Michael Emanuel van Gelder (70)
• van der Velden (0), Wintelre
• Ambrose A. Moore (24), Cleveland County, North Carolina
• Anna Geertruida Wijninga- (0), Uithuizen, Nederland
• Chris Kats (28), Zuidwolde
• Arie Kapel (83), Werkendam

• 1905 » John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter († 1986)
• 1906 » Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright († 1966)
• 1910 » Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China († 1988)
• 1911 » Bruno Beger, German anthropologist and ethnologist († 2009)
• 1911 » Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer († 1965)
• 1912 » Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician († 2001)
• 1912 » Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer († 2014)
• 1913 » Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic († 2012)
• 1913 » Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier († 1943)
• 1913 » Philip Abelson, American physicist and author († 2004)

• 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
• 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
• 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
• 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
• 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
• 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
• 1937 » Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
• 1938 » Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)

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 9 » Ernest Shackleton, leading the Nimrod Expedition to the South Pole, plants the British flag 97 nautical miles (180km; 112mi) from the South Pole, the farthest anyone had ever reached at that time.
• 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.
• March 23 » Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
• April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
• 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.

The temperature on April 27, 1909 was between 9.1 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.