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• Anna Maria Paulina Rongen, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1988)
• Adrianus Josephus Theodorus Luijben, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Jan van der Worp, Deventer Overijssel Nederland
• Anna Wilhelmina Linders, Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1962)
• Adolf Weggemans, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1996)
• Adele Marie-Therese van Gysegem, Luttre (F) († 2004)
• Abraham Kiewiet, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1984)
• Aaltje Hollema, Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Martina van Riemsdijk, Rotterdam († 1994)
• (Stillborn) SCHERPBIER, Groningen Groningen Netherlands († 1913)

• Aantje van Iperen (79), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alice BOSTOEN (30), Kortrijk, 34022, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Anna Elisabeth Alrich (91)
• Albartus Brink (0), Apeldoorn
• Anna Margaretha Hubertina Nollé (58), Maastricht
• Alida Maria van ROIJ (53), Aarle-Rixtel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Poel (76), Zoeterwoude, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Wools (59), Wilp
• Adriaan Eekeren van (77), Willemstad, NB, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Poel (76), Zoeterwoude

• 1911 » Broderick Crawford, American actor († 1986)
• 1911 » Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese colonel and businessman († 2007)
• 1912 » Jim Turnesa, American golfer († 1971)
• 1912 » Tip O'Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1994)
• 1914 » Frances Reid, American actress († 2010)
• 1914 » Ljubica Sokić, Serbian painter and illustrator († 2009)
• 1914 » Max Manus, Norwegian lieutenant († 1996)
• 1915 » Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-Austrian soprano and actress († 2006)
• 1915 » Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author († 2000)
• 1916 » Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author († 2002)

• 1887 » Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese religious leader
• 1906 » Ferdinand Brunetière, French author and critic (b. 1849)
• 1916 » Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (b. 1867)
• 1924 » Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1930 » Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
• 1932 » Begum Rokeya, Bangladeshi social worker and author (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer, sculptor, and educator (b. 1865)
• 1935 » Walter Liggett, American journalist and activist (b. 1886)
• 1937 » Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1937 » Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (b. 1882)

• 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 13 » The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
• 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.
• March 3 » Thousands of women march in the Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
• June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
• October 9 » The steamship SSVolturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.
• December 23 » The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.

The temperature on December 9, 1913 was between 4.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.