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• André Vanbrabant, Houthulst († 1938)
• Aleida Maria (Leida) Voss, Weerselo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1999)
• Albertje van der Weide, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Angelus VAN BEVER († 1990)
• Anna Potze († 1914)
• Alje Loenen, Meedhuizen (GR NL) († 1990)
• Ali Bos, Veendam, Gemeente Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Timmers, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1912)
• Adrianus Philippus VATE, Zierikzee,Gemeente Zierikzee,ZEELAND,NETHERLANDS († 1958)
• Aaldert Koster, Nieuweroord, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 1987)

• Abraham van As (53), Nijkerk
• Anna Maria van Zurk (74), Leiden
• Anthonie Pot (25), Utrecht
• Anna Marian Elisabeth van Noort (37), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Rosalia Lauwers (73), Mechelen
• Anna Maria van Zurk (74), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Aart Slob (41), Giessen-Nieuwkerk
• Anna Maria Roes (89), Maastricht
• Jan Boer (59), Aarlanderveen
• Anna Anthonisse (76), Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1908 » Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic professor of law and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland († 1970)
• 1908 » Eve Arden, American actress († 1990)
• 1908 » Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician († 1997)
• 1909 » F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator († 1992)
• 1909 » Juliana of the Netherlands († 2004)
• 1910 » Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer († 2002)
• 1914 » Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner († 1997)
• 1914 » Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter († 2008)
• 1916 » Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer († 2001)
• 1916 » Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author († 2003)

• 1879 » Emma Smith, American religious leader (b. 1804)
• 1883 » Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
• 1891 » Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and author (b. 1823)
• 1900 » Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (b. 1863)
• 1903 » Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)
• 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
• 1936 » A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)

• 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 4 » The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
• February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
• October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
• October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
• November 5 » Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.
• November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

The temperature on April 30, 1912 was between 3.2 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.