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• Aad Onink († 1978)
• Alice Consarriere, Moerbeke († 2003)
• Adrianus Martinus Augustijn, Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Adriaan Musch, Vlijmen († 1989)
• Aartje Alberts († 1993)
• Albert de Lange, Avereest
• Jantina De Vries, Westerbork
• Alberto Holzer, Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Oostenrijk († 1964)
• Alida Maria Johanna Vos, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1959)
• Alida Catharina Maria Sevens, Rotterdam († 1987)

• Anna Geertrudis Gutjens (82), Nederweert
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• Barbara Maria Bouvrie (4), Maastricht
• Anna Elisabeth Verstegen (75), Maasniel, Limburg, Nederland, Nederland
• Anna Hermina - Annie Bunt (16), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
• Anna Maria Graus (70), Roosteren
• Anna Maria Ermen (74), Gilze en Rijen
• Antonia Breuweiler (75), Didam (Montferland)
• Barbara Theresia Bostyn
• Antje Johannes Postma (53), Akkrum, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands

• 1905 » André Jolivet, French composer († 1974)
• 1907 » Benny Carter, American saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer († 2003)
• 1908 » Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 1990)
• 1909 » Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach († 1984)
• 1909 » Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand († 1977)
• 1909 » Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales († 1987)
• 1910 » Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager († 1989)
• 1910 » Sylvia Sidney, American actress († 1999)
• 1911 » Rosetta LeNoire, American actress († 2002)
• 1915 » James Elliott, American runner and coach († 1981)

• 1897 » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (b. 1818)
• 1898 » Eugène Boudin, French painter (b. 1824)
• 1902 » James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (b. 1836)
• 1902 » John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (b. 1853)
• 1909 » Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (b. 1842)
• 1911 » William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (b. 1830)
• 1920 » Eduard Birnbaum, Polish-born German cantor (b. 1855)
• 1921 » Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1861)
• 1928 » Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (b. 1871)
• 1930 » Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (b. 1874)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Jacobus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Arie
14. Gerardus
15. Dirk
16. Hendrikus

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. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Aaltje
16. Neeltje

• 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 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).
• February 8 » The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated by William D. Boyce.
• March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
• May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
• June 19 » The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington.
• November 7 » The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.

The temperature on August 8, 1910 was between 12.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.