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• Albertus Bruggen, Steenwijkerwold († 1918)
• Anna Maria Catharina (Mia) Pletsers, Neerpelt, België († 2005)
• Anna Johanna Bertens, Udenhout († 2007)
• Bernardetta Clementiana Anna Pia Maria Hamers, Tilburg († 1991)
• Albert Lowell Munsell, Hamilton, Iowa († 1995)
• Anna Soepboer, Jouswier, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1919)
• ADRIAAN VAN DER WAAL, FIJNAART EN HEIJNINGEN († 2000)
• Cornelia Maria van Caulil, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2016)
• Daniel James Garner († 2004)
• "Georg" Hunold Clemens Antonius Hubertus Ida Maria von Plettenberg, Haus Alst, Horstmar, Allemagne († 1980)

• Betje Mack (79), Hardenberg,,Nederland
• Ekelina Baptist (0), Sappemeer (gem. Midden-Groningen)
• Andrew Reed (80), Jefferson, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
• Duttje Herres Stegenga (83), Oudemirdum, Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Bastiana Heuseveldt (46), Middelburg, Zeeland, NL
• Beletje Koolbergen (40), Amsterdam
• Anthonie Lagendijk (27), Vlissingen
• Antonia Maria van der Linde (0), Aruba
• Duttje Herres Stegenga (83), Oudemirdum, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltjen Bosch (57), Deventer

• 1916 » Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2002)
• 1916 » Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia († 2014)
• 1916 » Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player († 2018)
• 1916 » Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner († 2019)
• 1916 » Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1918 » Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto († 2009)
• 1920 » Yul Brynner, Russian actor and dancer († 1985)
• 1920 » Zecharia Sitchin, Russian-American author († 2010)
• 1922 » Fritz Riess, German-Swiss racing driver († 1991)
• 1922 » Gene Evans, American actor († 1998)

• 1897 » Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1831)
• 1905 » Muhammad Abduh, Egyptian jurist and scholar (b. 1849)
• 1908 » Friedrich Traun, German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876)
• 1909 » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1835)
• 1929 » Billy Mosforth, English footballer and engraver (b. 1857)
• 1937 » George Gershwin, American pianist, songwriter, and composer (b. 1898)
• 1959 » Charlie Parker, English cricketer, coach, and umpire (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)

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.
• February 5 » SSTuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
• September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
• October 26 » Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
• October 29 » The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny on the night of the 29th-30th, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
• November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.
• December 28 » Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, became the first woman to be elected MP to the British House of Commons.

The temperature on July 11, 1918 was between 9.9 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.