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• Adrianus Gerardus Lavrijsen, Reusel
• Adrianus Cornelis Franciscus Maria Antonise, Tilburg († 1976)
• Aalt van Someren, Nijkerk
• Anton J. Szkodzinski, Illinois († 1994)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Adriaansen, Alphen en Riel († 2001)
• """Rudolf""" Franz Christian Siegl, Wien († 1988)
• Aafke Zwaagman († 1992)
• Antonia Maria Cornelia Bakermans, Stratum († 1929)
• Aleida Maria Renssen, Kerkrade
• Annetje_Frederika_Trijntje_Johanna Fray, Amsterdam († 1989)

• Annetje VIJZEL (VAN DE VIJSEL) (75), Putten, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Reijgersberg (80), Stompwijk
• Aendewegh (Andewegh) (0), Nieuw Beijerland, Nederland
• Helleganger (60), Watergraafsmeer
• Anna Hendrika Meuleman (73), Elst
• Anna Maria - Maria Meyring (76), Meppen, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Anna Margaretha Jans van der Bos (85), Zwolle
• Anna Hendrika Meuleman, Elst (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland
• Berendina Uuldriks (88), Nieuw Scheemda gem. Scheemda
• Anna Abrams Diefendorf (69), unbekannt

• 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 » Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator († 1993)
• 1916 » João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman († 2016)
• 1916 » Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer († 2017)
• 1917 » John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas († 2014)

• 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. Jacobus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Antonius
14. Arie
15. Wilhelmus
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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 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 6.2 million citizens.
• January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
• July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
• August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
• September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
• September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
• November 28 » World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.

The temperature on May 8, 1914 was between 6.9 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.