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• (Levenloos) Quist, Bruinisse, Nederland († 1913)
• Adrianus Henricus Maria Schakenraad, Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1993)
• Anna Klazina Beekenkamp, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1968)
• Angèle Julienne Germaine Malclès, Paris († 2005)
• Adriaan Will, Terneuzen,Gemeente Terneuzen,Zeeland,Netherlands († 1967)
• Agnes Larue MERCHANT, Charlton, Saratoga Co NY († 2003)
• Anne Hendriks Wijbenga, Zwaagwesteinde († 1995)
• Adriana van der Made, Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2000)
• Adriana Susanna Burger, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Klazina Beekenkamp, 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1968)

• ? (levenloos) Quist (0), Bruinisse (Schouwen-Duiveland), Zeeland, Nederland NED
• Aaltje Masson (32), Veendam
• Antonia Bernardina Kokke (31), Nijmegen
• Anton Jong de (58), Delft, ZH, Nederland
• Bronne Scholten (71), Amstgerd
• (Levenloos) Quist (0), Bruinisse, Nederland
• Anna de Cuba (42)
• Aaltje Botter
• Bredana Steffens (52), Utrecht (Utr.)
• Bredana Steffens (52), Utrecht

• 1910 » Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher († 1975)
• 1910 » George Male, English footballer († 1998)
• 1910 » Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer († 1981)
• 1911 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1938)
• 1911 » Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior († 1997)
• 1912 » George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet († 1995)
• 1913 » Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer († 1984)
• 1913 » Sid James, South African-English actor and singer († 1976)
• 1915 » Milton Meltzer, American historian and author († 2009)
• 1916 » João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman († 2016)

• 1891 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
• 1891 » John Robertson, English-Australian politician, 5th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)

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.
• January 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
• March 20 » Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
• June 4 » Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness, and dies four days later.
• June 25 » American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
• October 10 » U.S. President Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
• November 9 » The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, the most destructive natural disaster ever to hit the lakes, reaches its greatest intensity after beginning two days earlier. The storm destroys 19 ships and kills more than 250 people.

The temperature on May 8, 1913 was between 2.6 °C and 15.2 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.