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• Andries Doppenberg, Hull, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Adriaansen, Alphen en Riel († 2001)
• Aafke Zwaagman, Groningen
• Amanda Cohen, Kentish, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
• Adriaan Deurloo, Dreischor
• Anje Bouke Bos, Doezum, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland († 1998)
• Adriana Maria Clazina Olierook, Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1914)
• Annetje Frederika Trijntje Johanna Fray, Amsterdam († 1989)
• Adriana Bastet, Den Haag († 1999)
• Anna Gosepath, Bottrop, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland († 1914)

• Adalbert Kervyn de Meerendre (66), Zomergem, 9930, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Adalbert Kervyn de Meerendré (66), Zomergem, Lievegem, Belgique
• "Elisabeth" Gabrielle Louise de Cugnac (90), Paris
• Absalom S Stone (73), Baxley, Appling, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Van 'T Hoff (15), Zaandam, Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Errits Roersma (43)
• Adriana van 't Hoff (15), Zaandam
• Aendewegh (Andewegh) (0), Nieuw Beijerland, Nederland
• Aart Pak (84), Woerden
• Helleganger (60), Watergraafsmeer

• 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)

• 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 21 » Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz.
• May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
• 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.
• August 23 » World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
• September 3 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
• 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.