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• Antoon van Bakel, Haarlem († 1918)
• Albertina Beteka Wilhelmina Catharina Carabain, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1994)
• Antje van der Meulen, Hantumhuizen, NL-FR († 1995)
• Amelia Maria Leonia Schurmans, Duras, België († 1999)
• van der Laan, Tange, Groningen, Nederland († 1918)
• Agnieta Abbestee, Arnhem († 2007)
• Anna Maria APPELBOOM, Sloten († 1977)
• Arnoldus van de Mortel, Deurne, Deurne en Liessel († 2007)
• Antje van der Meulen, Hantumhuizen, Friesland, Nederland († 1997)
• Antonius van den Brink, Utrecht († 1989)

• ARIGJE VAN DER GRAAF (78), MAASSLUIS
• Anna Margaretha Meijerink (66), Drenthe, Netherlands
• Anna Margaretha (Johannes Assen) Meijerink (66), Nieuw-Schoonebeek (Schoonebeek), Drenthe (NL)
• Cornelis Oorbeek (0), Melissant, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Henderikus Johannes Gerlach (48), Groningen
• Cornelia Allegonda Tabbers (37), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Christina de Jong (18), Rotterdam
• Anthonie Guliker (2), Nijkerk
• Anna Margaretha Meijerink (66), Nieuw-Schoonebeek (Schoonebeek)
• Bertha Lambregts (0), Oud en Nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1915 » Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British peer, politician and soldier († 2014)
• 1916 » Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot († 1982)
• 1916 » Ken Curtis, American actor and singer († 1991)
• 1916 » Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler († 2010)
• 1916 » Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer († 2008)
• 1917 » Leonard J. Arrington, American author and academic, founded the Mormon History Association († 1999)
• 1918 » Athos Bulcão, Brazilian painter and sculptor († 2008)
• 1918 » Indumati Bhattacharya, Indian politician
• 1919 » Jean Craighead George, American author († 2012)
• 1920 » John Kneubuhl, Samoan-American historian, screenwriter, and playwright († 1992)

• 1903 » Ed Delahanty, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 1912 » Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. 1870)
• 1914 » Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1836)
• 1915 » Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (b. 1830)
• 1920 » William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. 1846)
• 1926 » Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
• 1929 » Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. 1894)
• 1932 » Manuel II of Portugal (b. 1889)
• 1950 » Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
• 1955 » Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1873)

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 25 » The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.
• January 31 » A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.
• April 23 » World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
• July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
• November 1 » Western Ukraine separates from Austria-Hungary.
• November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.

The temperature on July 2, 1918 was between 9.8 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 12.6 hours of sunshine (76%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.