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• Anna Alida Buitendijk, Bergschenhoek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Anne Roelof van der Schaar († 1987)
• Arie Cornelis Jonker, Noord Zuid Schermer
• Ate Jorna, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• * Cornelis Willigers, Rotterdam
• Antje Noorlander, Capelle aan de IJssel († 2005)
• Alida Francina Abels, Burgerlijke Stand, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Alida Petronella Janssen, Heenvliet
• Anna Helena Vreugdenhil, De Lier, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Adriana Magaretha Verheijen, Amsterdam

• Cornelis Wassenaar (4), Leiden
• Anna van den Berg (0), Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Catharina THIJSSEN, Megen
• Aletta Wilhelmina Vroon (30), Amersfoort
• Adriana Andeweg (3), Rotterdam
• Cornelis van Oene (51), Oldebroek
• Antonie Cornelis Meeusen (51), Bay City, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Adriana van Berkel (30), Hedel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Cornelius Wilhem Pingel (0)
• Antje Andries Swart (78), Stiens

• 1908 » Don Freeman, American author and illustrator († 1978)
• 1909 » Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian († 1985)
• 1909 » Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer († 1989)
• 1911 » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand († 2004)
• 1912 » Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic († 1954)
• 1912 » Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer († 1996)
• 1913 » Angus Wilson, English author and academic († 1991)
• 1913 » Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
• 1913 » Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor († 1976)
• 1915 » Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator († 2014)

• 1886 » Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
• 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
• 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
• 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
• 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
• 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
• 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)

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. 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.
• March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
• March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
• June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
• August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
• September 4 » Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
• November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.

The temperature on August 11, 1912 was between 8.4 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.