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• Andreas Oldenburger, Gladbeck, NRW, Duitsland († 2013)
• Abel André Elie Cornil DERAM, Wylder... Hauts de France († 1977)
• Anthonius Cornelis Maria Luijben, s Hertogenbosch († 1914)
• Aaltje Laning, Peize, Noordenveld, Drenthe, Nederland († 2004)
• Alke Leffers, Mussel (gem. Stadskanaal) († 2002)
• Anna Josina Hubertina (Anna) Mestrom, Maasbracht, Gemeente Maasgouw, Limburg, Nederland († 2007)
• Albert Meade Crissman, Washington Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania († 1984)
• Andreas Maria van Eijsden, Maastricht (L) († 1962)
• Anna Lucille Bell, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Anna Almeria Francesca Maria Josephine Georgina van Sprinzenstein-Neuhaus, Linz, Oberösterreich

• Anschje DOTINGA (3), Wymbritseradeel Friesland Netherlands
• Adrianus Bogers (0), Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Rodenburg (57), Oudshoorn
• Adriaan Quirijn VROLIJK (69), Prinsland
• Adrianus Bogers (0), Hoeven
• Adriaan Willem Vos (0), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Aloysius van Britsom (79), Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Age Sakes Feenstra (7), Doniawerstal, 8461, Nederland
• Anna Petronella Pijpers (4), Swalmen
• Agatha Verwoerd(t) (82), Leiderdorp

• 1911 » Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 49th President of Mexico († 1979)
• 1912 » Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic († 2006)
• 1912 » Willie Hall, English international footballer († 1967)
• 1913 » Agathe von Trapp, Hungarian-American singer and author († 2010)
• 1913 » Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian politician, 5th Deputy Prime Minister of India († 1984)
• 1915 » Alberto Burri, Italian painter and sculptor († 1995)
• 1915 » Jiří Mucha, Czech journalist († 1991)
• 1917 » Googie Withers, Indian-Australian actress († 2011)
• 1917 » Leonard Chess, American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records († 1969)
• 1917 » Millard Kaufman, American author and screenwriter († 2009)

• 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
• 1916 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
• 1925 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
• 1929 » Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
• 1942 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1943 » Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)
• 1946 » Ferenc Szálasi, Hungarian soldier and politician, Head of State of Hungary (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (b. 1879)
• 1954 » Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (b. 1870)

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.
• January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
• August 6 » World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
• August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
• August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
• November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
• December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

The temperature on March 12, 1914 was between -0.4 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.