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• Alastair d'Angleterre, Londres (London), Angleterre, Grande-Bretagne († 1943)
• Adriaan van Zwam, Boven Leeuwen († 1990)
• Alastair Arthur Windsor , Duke of Connaught, London († 1943)
• Blomsma, Smilde
• Alistair Arthur Van Groot Brittannie, London, Middlesex, England († 1943)
• Albertus (Bertus) Snoek, Hilversum,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Alastair Arthur Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn († 1943)
• Alastair Arthur Connaught, London, England, Großbritannien († 1943)
• Aafje Quirijnsdr Langedijk, Enkhuizen
• Alastair Arthur von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, London († 1943)

• "Olivier" Marie René de Douglas (36), Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
• Charlotte Louize Elisabeth Du Bois (88), N.I. Batavia
• Clementine MARTIN (73)
• Broer Sjoerd Gosliks Stellingwerff (58), Sneek
• Allison Snyder (56), Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
• Anders Hansson (21), Jormvattnet, Frostviken, Jämtlands län, Sweden
• Cornelia Christina Eelman (54), 's Gravenhage
• Albert Vogelezang (44)
• Cornelia Butter (73), Schoorl, Nederland
• Antonie Leontine Marie, Gräfin von Khevenhüller-Metsch (71), Strobl, Salzburg, Austria

• 1911 » Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer († 2001)
• 1911 » John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician († 1984)
• 1911 » William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate († 1996)
• 1913 » Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer († 2007)
• 1914 » Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director († 1963)
• 1914 » Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager († 1990)
• 1914 » Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator († 2001)
• 1915 » Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist († 1998)
• 1918 » Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright († 1966)
• 1918 » Kermit Beahan, American colonel († 1989)

• 1886 » Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (b. 1810)
• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)

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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
• 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 3 » World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
• September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
• October 5 » World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire.
• November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

The temperature on August 9, 1914 was between 14.6 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.