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• Anna Adriana Magaretha Verheijen, Amsterdam
• * Cornelis Willigers, Rotterdam
• Alida Petronella Janssen, Heenvliet
• Anne Bosma, Werkhoven, ut.nld († 1971)
• Antonius van den Berg, Etten-Leur († 2000)
• Anthonia Johanna Hoogervorst, Ter Aar († 1912)
• Antonia Kindt, HIILEGERSBERG (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1913)
• Antonia Francisca Ernesta Maria Vos de Wael, Roermond († 1990)
• Anne Roelof van der Schaar, Nijehaske, Friesland, Nederland († 1987)
• Adrianus Johannes Maria van den Bogaard, Tilburg († 1996)

• Aletta Wilhelmina Vroon (30), Amersfoort
• Catharijna Thijssen (68), Megen, Haren en Macharen
• Carmelita Eisenblatt (63), Noer
• Carmelita EISENBLAT (63), Schloss Noer Noer Schleswig-Holstein Germany
• Anna van den Berg (0), Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelia Catharina Kiebert (0), Leimuiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Andries Swart (78), Stiens, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Verstege (7), Bredevoort
• Cornelius Wilhem Pingel (0)
• Cornelis van Oene (51), Oldebroek, Nederland

• 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. 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.
• February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
• April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
• October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
• November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
• November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
• December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

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.