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• Aagje Laan, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertje van Dalen, Hoogeveen († 2010)
• Albert Raterink, Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1912)
• Albertus Adrianus Josephus (Bart) van Engelen, Tilburg, Nederland († 1986)
• Adam IMMERZEEL, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes Maria Alfter, Hönningen, Rijnland-Palts, Duitsland
• Albertien Pol, Zwinderscheveld, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adrianus Stehouwer, Hendrik Ido Ambacht († 1984)
• Aaltje Santing († 1974)
• Adrianus Stehouwer († 1984)

• Antje Jelles Adamse (80), Grouw
• Berthilia Hubertina Govaerts (24), Hasselt, België
• Berend Haveman (0), Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Schavemaker (0), Bovenkarspel
• Benjamim Erlin Kaiser (84), Huron, Ontario, Canada
• Alida Wouterina van Giezen (53), rotterdam
• Carolina Drilsma (86), Leeuwarden
• Alida van Breemen (70), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Geertruida Bauditz (49), Rotterdam
• Aaltien Wilkens (76), Gieten, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1904 » Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter († 1980)
• 1904 » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian († 1993)
• 1908 » William McMahon, Australian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Australia († 1988)
• 1915 » Jon Hall, American actor and director († 1979)
• 1915 » Paul Tibbets, American general and pilot († 2007)
• 1919 » Johnny Carey, Irish footballer and manager († 1995)
• 1920 » Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician († 2018)
• 1923 » Harry Clarke, English international footballer, defender († 2000)
• 1923 » Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge and politician, 176th Prime Minister of Greece († 2016)
• 1923 » Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay († 2014)

• 1879 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia (b. 1803)
• 1897 » Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (b. 1828)
• 1900 » Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1867)
• 1908 » Friedrich von Esmarch, German surgeon and academic (b. 1823)
• 1918 » Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1882)
• 1930 » Horst Wessel, German SA officer (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (b. 1861)
• 1934 » Edward Elgar, English composer and academic (b. 1857)
• 1944 » Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
• 1946 » Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general (b. 1885)

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. Aaltje
13. Grietje
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 10 » RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
• May 5 » Pravda, the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.
• October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
• October 8 » The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
• November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
• November 19 » First Balkan War: The Serbian Army captures Bitola, ending the five-century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia.

The temperature on February 23, 1912 was between 11.0 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.