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• Adriana Maria Cornelia van den Berg, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1995)
• Aaltje van Veen, Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland († 2006)
• Alfred Hudson, Hull, Yorkshire, England († 1989)
• Aartje Tonia van der Lee, Weesperkarspel
• Watkins, Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Maria van der Ploeg, Hillegom, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1971)
• Aleida Johanna Berndina Geerdink, Ootmarsum,, Overijssel, Nederland († 2006)
• Adriana Kaatje de Lange, Nieuw-Lekkerland († 1946)
• Anna van de Polder, Rotterdam
• Anna van der Vegt, Raalte

• (79), Berlicum, Nederland
• Adriana Theodora van Merwijk (0), Deest, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje de Oude (52), Broek in Waterland, Nederland
• Barendina van Baarsel (75), Woerden
• Anna Maria Spierings (79)
• * Jan Wenig (62), Poortugaal
• Anna Coleta Bolsius (77), Gennep, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus van Dalen (0), Helmond
• Arend Jan van der Kamp (33), Vreeswijk
• Anna Helena Büsker (70), Oude Pekela

• 1910 » Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor († 1982)
• 1911 » Constance Heaven, English author and actress († 1995)
• 1911 » Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman († 1989)
• 1911 » Norman Gordon, South African cricketer († 2014)
• 1912 » Richard C. Miller, American photographer († 2010)
• 1914 » Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs († 2001)
• 1916 » Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta († 2012)
• 1916 » Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic († 1970)
• 1917 » Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator († 2000)
• 1917 » Robert Mitchum, American actor († 1997)

• 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
• 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)

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.
• March 8 » First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok.
• April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
• August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
• August 23 » World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
• November 5 » World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
• November 7 » The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces.

The temperature on August 6, 1914 was between 13.0 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.