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• Annie van der Veen, Oude Pekela († 2000)
• Adriana Elisabeth de Boer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1936)
• Adrianus Bernardus Antonius de Groot, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adriana Schrier, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1950)
• Anna Vincentina Kuijvenhoven, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Boogers, Chaam († 1916)
• Antonius Jacobus Aanraad, Oudenbosch († 1915)
• Anna Cunegonda Jorna, Teroele, Friesland, Netherlands († 1998)
• Adriaan van der Zalm, aalst († 1915)
• Alexander Fenwick "Eck" Todd ?**** († 1993)

• Antje Burgersdijk (0), 's-Gravenzande, Nederland
• Margje Ijken (76), Hollandscheveld
• den Braber (0), Gouda, Nederland
• Berend Jan Wolbink (83), Ambt Hardenberg
• Abraham Johannes Lucas (82), Rotterdam
• Aletta Susanna VAN STADEN (75), Rooipoort, R.S.A.
• Aria de Jager (0), Sliedrecht
• Anna Christina de Wit (80), Rotterdam
• Antonie Boender (82)
• Franciscus Baert (71), Hulst

• 1910 » Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State († 2002)
• 1912 » Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician († 2011)
• 1913 » Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer († 1985)
• 1914 » Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright († 2002)
• 1914 » Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer († 2002)
• 1915 » Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress († 2007)
• 1915 » Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist († 2007)
• 1915 » Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal († 1983)
• 1916 » Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general († 1997)
• 1917 » Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist († 1977)

• 1883 » Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1852)
• 1891 » Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (b. 1846)
• 1892 » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (b. 1809)
• 1912 » Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1829)
• 1923 » Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1853)
• 1942 » Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (b. 1884)
• 1945 » Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
• 1951 » Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (b. 1860)

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. 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 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.
• February 13 » Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
• August 4 » In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
• August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
• August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
• September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
• October 29 » Ottoman entry into World War I.

The temperature on October 6, 1914 was between 1.9 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (37%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.