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• Anne DE VRIES, Oldekerk Groningen Netherlands († 1987)
• Antje van der Weg
• Anna Jacoba van Heijst, Deurne († 2002)
• Anna Maria Jantje
• * Jacob Marinus Holleman, Nieuwe-Tonge († 1986)
• Adrianus Johannes Cornelis Maria Kruijssen, Tilburg, Nederland († 1943)
• Alfred Schermulÿ, Niedershausen, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany († 1943)
• Albertje Gerradda Stoker, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Andries Frans Bienstman, Blankenberge, België († 1912)
• Alida Duijs, Zaandam († 2000)

• Aaltje van der Hoek (76), Zwollerkerspel, Overijssel, Nederland
• Akke de Boer (0), Drachten (Smallingerland)
• Alida Rebecca Voshard (70), Haarlem
• Alfred Montaldo Boreel (62), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Aalbert Oskamp (32), Nieuw-Lekkerland
• Alfred Montaldo Boreel (62), 's Gravenhage
• Akke (Aizes) de Boer (0), Drachten, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Agatha Flaton (0), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Akke de Boer (0), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Verboort (80), Delft, Nederland

• 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)
• 1915 » Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter († 2003)

• 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. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Wilhelmus
14. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Aaltje
14. Geertruida
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.
• April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
• May 4 » Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
• August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
• October 11 » First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
• October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
• October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.

The temperature on May 2, 1912 was between -1.9 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.