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• Adrianus Franciscus Schaad, Zaltbommel († 1911)
• Adriana Jannetje Vorstermans, Amsterdam
• Albert Gerrit Bodaar, Amsterdam
• Alberta Johanna Weelink, Anerveen († 1986)
• Alida Johanna WOORTMAN, Bedum Groningen Netherlands
• Agnetha Maria Cornelia Toirkens, Eindhoven († 1980)
• Anna Margaretha Frederica Dukers, Born, Limburg, Nederland († 2005)
• Alida Hendrika SALOME, ís-Gravenhage
• Adrianus Jacobus Mulders, Rotterdam († 2002)
• Alida Maria Kruikemeijer, Bennekom (Ede)

• Carolus ADRIAENSEN (74), Turnhout,Antwerpen,Belgium
• Anna Maria Elizabeth ten Hengel (67), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• ADRIANA HORDIJK (42), ROTTERDAM
• Anna Maria Catharina van Beek (0), Haarlem
• Anne Wybrens de Boer (72), Heeg, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Smittenaar (0), Leiden
• Blaas van de Gruiter (85), Vlissingen
• Jentjen van Egten (82), avereest
• Arnoldus Astuling (71), Delfzijl (Groningen) NL
• Arnoldus Astuling (71), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland

• 1908 » Frank Rowlett, American cryptologist († 1998)
• 1909 » Teddy Stauffer, Swiss bandleader, musician, and actor († 1991)
• 1910 » Alexander Bonnyman, Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 1943)
• 1910 » Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author († 2005)
• 1912 » Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG († 1985)
• 1912 » Karl Adam, German rowing coaches († 1976)
• 1912 » Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator († 2005)
• 1912 » Nigel Patrick, English actor and director († 1981)
• 1913 » Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic († 1993)
• 1913 » Pietro Frua, Italian coachbuilder and car designer († 1983)

• 1880 » Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (b. 1805)
• 1880 » Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (b. 1835)
• 1885 » Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
• 1915 » Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (b. 1870)
• 1918 » Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
• 1925 » Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
• 1925 » Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (b. 1848)
• 1927 » Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
• 1929 » Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Penelope Delta, Greek author (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. Gerardus
14. Arie
15. Dirk
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
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 6.0 million citizens.
• January 21 » The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
• May 21 » President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end to the fighting between the forces of both men, concluding the initial phase of the Mexican Revolution.
• July 1 » Germany despatches the gunship SMSPanther to Morocco, sparking the Agadir Crisis.
• September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
• October 9 » An accidental bomb explosion triggers the Wuchang Uprising against the Chinese monarchy.
• October 13 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.

The temperature on May 2, 1911 was between 5.1 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.