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• Akke Douwes Douwstra, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland († 1996)
• Aaltje Margje Anker, Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
• Aleida Arnolda Josephina Schuurmans, Gendringen († 1921)
• Albertus Cornelis van Doorn, Arnhem, Gld, The Netherlands
• Albert Kaspers, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• van der Ham, Rotterdam († 1910)
• Adrianus Lambertus van Asselen, Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1982)
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• Akke Douwstra, Drachten († 1996)
• Alice Marie Van de Cauter, Zwijnaarde († 1970)

• Amasa Nathaniel Kidder (65)
• Anna Catharina van Turnhout (87), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje van der Weerdt (23), Meerkerk, Netherlands
• Antonie Augustus Baggerman (79), Est en Opijnen
• van den BRANDT (0), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Alfons Jan Jozef Adriaensen (5), Merksplas
• Amalia Augusta Justina Maria Schols (0), Maastricht
• "Georg" Heinrich Friedrich August von Schönaich-Carolath (63), Mellendorf, Wedemark, Allemagne
• Abraham van der Peijl (1), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Adriana van Mol (0), Waalre

• 1899 » Erich Kästner, German author and poet († 1974)
• 1899 » Norman Taurog, American director and screenwriter († 1981)
• 1904 » Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter († 1980)
• 1904 » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian († 1993)
• 1908 » William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia († 1988)
• 1915 » Jon Hall, American actor and director († 1979)
• 1915 » Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot († 2007)
• 1919 » Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager († 1995)
• 1920 » Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician († 2018)
• 1923 » Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay († 2014)

• 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
• 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
• 1908 » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
• 1918 » Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
• 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
• 1934 » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1946 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)

• 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 5.9 million citizens.
• January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
• January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
• May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
• June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
• September 12 » Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter).
• November 20 » Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero issues the Plan de San Luis Potosí, denouncing Mexican President Porfirio Díaz, calling for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico, effectively starting the Mexican Revolution.

The temperature on February 23, 1910 was between 3.0 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.