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• Anna Snellen, Jutphaas
• Albertus Dekker, Limmen, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Aafke van Wijk, Zevenhuizen (Leek) († 1966)
• Aaltje Cornelia (Ali) Vermaak († 2005)
• Antonius Johannes Maria Gloudemans, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1963)
• Adrianus Wijnandus Kraakman, Oudorp († 1980)
• Aleida Stoter, Zwartsluis († 1983)
• Antonetta Brooijmans, Breda, Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1959)
• Aaltje Teunissen, Almen
• Albertus Johannes van Mourik, Buurmalsen († 1988)

• Carolus Ludovicus Moortgat (78), Lebbeke
• Bouwe Hogeveen (80), Niebert (Marum)
• Anna Maria Adelheid Kotte (Klümper) (73), Epe, 48599, Duitsland
• Anne Offereins (63), Smilde
• Annetje van Ommen (0), Oldebroek
• Anna Maria Elizabetha Helsen (61), Zoerle-Parwijs (2260, Antwerpen)
• Alida Van Wolfswinkel (67), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arthur Anninius Eugen Sörensen (15), Rotterdam
• Antje Trapman (60), Giessendam
• Bouwe Sietzes Hoogeveen (79), Niebert

• 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)
• 1915 » Peggy Mount, English actress († 2001)

• 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)
• 1945 » Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875)
• 1945 » Martin Bormann, German politician (b. 1900)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Dirk
16. Hendrikus

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. Neeltje
16. Trijntje

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
• February 19 » Pedro Lascuráin becomes President of Mexico for 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
• May 14 » Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100million donation from John D. Rockefeller.
• July 12 » Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
• November 5 » King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.
• December 14 » Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.
• December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

The temperature on May 2, 1913 was between 6.9 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.