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• Adriane Margaretha Boon Hartsinck, Huize de Grift, Lage-Vuursche, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Andrew Bol, Ottawa County, Michigan, YSA († 1980)
• Aaltje Rus, Broek op Langedijk († 1997)
• Alberdina Geerts Smids, Harkema, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 2001)
• Aart Don, Zuid-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL († 1996)
• Ada Florence Lake, Fraulautern († 1971)
• Angenita van de Velde, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
• Albertus Marinus Eikendal, Beekbergen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1937)
• Andrew BOL, Ottawa County Michigan U.S.A († 1980)
• Albert Drijfhout, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland († 1984)

• Anna Klazina Witvoet (22), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Arie van Ieperen (75), Benschop
• Arthur Jasper HEEZEN (1), Hand, South Dakota
• Baafje Ellen (77), Zijpe
• * Lena Marchand (66), Kalamazoo
• Aaltje Brands Veenstra (78), Surhuizum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Arie de Groot (51), Noordeloos
• Anna Maria Adriaensen (2), Turnhout,Antwerpen,Belgium
• Antonia Johanna Beijer (50), Rotterdam
• Adriaan BROOD (35), Warnsveld, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1907 » Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer († 1997)
• 1907 » Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic († 1959)
• 1908 » Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter († 1988)
• 1908 » Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician († 1995)
• 1909 » Tony Malinosky, American baseball player and soldier († 2011)
• 1911 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright († 1966)
• 1911 » Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic († 2011)
• 1912 » Fritz Fischer, German physician († 2003)
• 1913 » Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient († 2007)
• 1914 » Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician († 2015)

• 1895 » Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
• 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
• 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
• 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
• 1930 » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
• 1933 » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
• 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)

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. Grietje
13. Geertruida
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 3 » A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan.
• May 23 » The New York Public Library is dedicated.
• May 30 » At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
• September 18 » Russian Premier Pyotr Stolypin is shot at the Kiev Opera House.
• September 29 » Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
• November 19 » The Doom Bar in Cornwall claimed two ships, Island Maid and Angele, the latter killing the entire crew except the captain.

The temperature on October 5, 1911 was between 7.1 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.