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• Anna Cleveringa, Sioux Center,Iowa,Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Albertus Drenthen, Bruchterveld († 1986)
• Anthonius Johannes Ruijgrok, Gouda († 1985)
• Adriaantje ROODZANT Adr († 2000)
• Albertus Smilda, Marum, Groningen, Nederland († 1914)
• Alegonda van der Putten, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1914)
• Agnes Ann Allely, Belfast, Belfast, UK († 1995)
• "Henri" Raymond Georges Albert Nicolas Servajean, Rozay-en-Brie, Seine-et-Marne, France († 1974)
• Antonius de Grauw, Princenhage (NL)
• Albertus Drenthen, Ambt Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland

• Aaltjen Oosterbroek 9 (72), Epe
• Anna Maria Cornelia Cavelaars (80), Zevenbergen
• Albertus Johannes Henricus Menting (0), Amsterdam
• Anna Poulina Westhoff (81), Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Prigge (67), Het Krakeel (gem. Hoogeveen)
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• Andries Jans van Duinen (67), Holwerd, Westdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Abraham Isaac Kommers (72), Lancaster County, Nebraska
• Anna Paulina Westhoff (81), Heerde
• Amandus Franciscus Luyssaert (Luijssaert) (81), Reninge, West-Vlaanderen, België

• 1909 » Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet († 1995)
• 1909 » Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer († 1995)
• 1909 » Evelyn Wood, American author and educator († 1995)
• 1909 » Willy Millowitsch, German actor, director, and screenwriter († 1999)
• 1910 » Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina († 1998)
• 1911 » Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author († 1970)
• 1912 » José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director († 1992)
• 1912 » Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General († 2014)
• 1915 » Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager († 1991)
• 1917 » Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1994)

• 1896 » William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1825)
• 1901 » John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)
• 1912 » Friedrich Schrempf, German journalist and politician (b. 1858)
• 1914 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1823)
• 1916 » Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (b. 1860)
• 1916 » Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1918 » Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1827)
• 1918 » Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1892)
• 1920 » Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (b.1852)
• 1925 » George Bellows, American painter (b.1882)

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. Adriana
9. Catharina
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 24 » The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
• May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
• August 26 » World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
• September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
• October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
• November 9 » SMSEmden is sunk by HMASSydney in the Battle of Cocos.

The temperature on January 8, 1914 was between 1.8 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.