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• Adam, Meerten Eujen, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Van Der Zwan, 's-Gravenhage
• Aagje Tamerus, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1913)
• (Levenloos geboren) Ringens (Rinckens), Schaesberg, Nederland († 1913)
• Adelheid Ströer, Rühlertwist, Duitsland
• Alida Johanna Eulalia Echtermeijer, Losser († 2010)
• Aart Beekhuis, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Johanna van Os, Noordwijk († 2005)
• Alfons Bocher, Brugge († 1980)
• Anna Alida van der Hulst, Haarlemmerliede, NHO, Nederland († 2004)

• Adrianus Alphonsus Centen (0), Wanroij (N.Br.)
• Catharina Kalkman (91), Schiedam
• Adriaan Kapiteijn (75), Oudenbosch
• Albert Neal Shaw (73), Wapakoneta, Auglaize Co.Ohio
• Anna Adelheid - Anna Maria - Adeleid Suer (88), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Barbara Good (85), Clarence, Erie County, NY
• Adriaan Adrianus Kapiteijn (75), Oudenbosch
• Berend Vaandering (73), Grafhorst, Overijssel, Nederland
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• Aldert Koens (52), Groningen

• 1909 » Sigmund Rascher, German physician († 1945)
• 1909 » Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator († 2005)
• 1911 » Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater († 1994)
• 1912 » R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright († 1972)
• 1914 » Johanna von Caemmerer, German mathematician († 1971)
• 1914 » Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader († 2000)
• 1915 » Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor († 1987)
• 1915 » Olivia Hooker, African-American sailor († 2018)
• 1916 » Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco († 1998)
• 1917 » Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach († 2009)

• 1886 » Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter and illustrator (b. 1846)
• 1894 » Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Ambroise Thomas, French composer and academic (b. 1811)
• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)

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 2 » Grand Central Terminal is opened in New York City.
• 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.
• June 23 » Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran.
• August 16 » Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students.
• December 17 » A spur of the Shaker Heights streetcar line opens, the first line of the eventual Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit system.
• December 21 » Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.

The temperature on February 12, 1913 was between 1.6 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.