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• Anna Helena (Lenie) Dost, Munsterscheveld, Emmen mun., Drenthe, Nederland († 1995)
• Ate Fortuin, Heeg, Friesland, Nederland († 1971)
• bryte susan pennington, Bessimer City,Gaston County, NC († 2001)
• Antonius Adrianus Opdam, Lisse († 1990)
• Antoinette Ph. (Tonny) Derkzen van Angeren († 1993)
• Aldert Jasper, Gasselte († 2002)
• Aaltje SCHILDER, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Ada Beth England, Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• Anthony Anderson († 1983)
• Aagje Veenis, Assendelft († 2017)

• Anna Pieters Feenstra (78), Ferwoude
• Anne Oepkes Dijkstra (46), Drachten
• Annechien Munneke (81), Bonnerveen (NL)
• Anna Pieters Feenstra (78)
• Antje Jans Reima (85), Heeg, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anje van der Wijk (35), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Arnoldina Gerarda Huberta Jenneskens (1), Venray
• Aleida van Brakel (58), Arnhem
• Albertina van Toorenburg (1), Amsterdam
• Aaltje Harskamp (49), Lochem

• 1914 » Armen Alchian, American economist and academic († 2013)
• 1916 » Benjamin Libet, American neuropsychologist and academic († 2007)
• 1916 » Beverly Cleary, American author
• 1916 » Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor († 2011)
• 1917 » Helen Forrest, American singer and actress († 1999)
• 1917 » Robert Manzon, French racing driver († 2015)
• 1917 » Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer († 1978)
• 1919 » Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader († 1991)
• 1919 » István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer and educator († 2012)
• 1921 » Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician († 1978)

• 1885 » William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1817)
• 1898 » Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Albert
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Johan

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Aaltje
12. Jacoba
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• January 24 » The Gregorian calendar is introduced in Russia by decree of the Council of People's Commissars effective February 14 (New Style).
• February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
• July 4 » Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.
• September 29 » Germany's Supreme Army Command tells the Kaiser and the Chancellor to open negotiations for an armistice.
• November 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

The temperature on April 12, 1918 was between 6.8 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.