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• Anna Elisa Hubertine Eurlings, Lanaken († 2013)
• Aaltje Tempel, Sellingerbeetse
• Annigje den Haan, 's Gravendeel († 1985)
• Andries Cornelis"Andries" Bakkenes, Barneveld († 1955)
• Antje de Haan
• Anna Maria Simons, Klimmen, Nederland († 2009)
• Alida Wilhelmina Lansbergen, Overschie († 2000)
• Antonius Hendrikus Marie (Antoon) Gerrits Jans, Raalte († 2004)
• Anna Antonetta Lourenssen, Herpen
• Antonij Willem van Spronsen, Scheveningen

• Anna Buis (8), Zwaag, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Augustinus Johannes de Bruijn (17), Clinge
• Catharina Hendrika Brouwerens (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Annechien Zuidema (27), muntendam
• Aaltje Meijer (53), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bertus Neijmeijer (0), Kampen
• Barbara Leenderts van der Meij (76), Noordwijk
• Albert Brouwer (74), Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Cornelia Anna Schoonoord (0), Hilversum
• Afien Huitzing (49), Schouwerzijl, Groningen, Netherlands

• 1909 » Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian († 1985)
• 1909 » Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer († 1989)
• 1911 » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand († 2004)
• 1912 » Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic († 1954)
• 1912 » Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer († 1996)
• 1913 » Angus Wilson, English author and academic († 1991)
• 1913 » Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager († 1985)
• 1913 » Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor († 1976)
• 1915 » Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator († 2014)
• 1916 » Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player († 1956)

• 1890 » John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
• 1892 » Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
• 1903 » Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
• 1908 » Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
• 1919 » Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (b. 1835)
• 1921 » Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (b. 1828)
• 1936 » Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
• 1937 » Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
• 1939 » Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (b. 1872)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
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.
• April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
• August 5 » World War I: The German minelayer SSKönigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMSAmphion.
• August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
• August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
• September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
• 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 August 11, 1914 was between 11.7 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.