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• Antoon Hendrik Arends, Oomsberg gem. Onstwedde
• Anna Slegers, Retie, België († 1992)
• Anna Louise Remme, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Aaltje Nooteboom († 1981)
• Bastiana Maria (Zr Donata) van Oerle, Oosterhout (Den Hout) N B NL († 1998)
• Alfred James QUARRELL, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia († 1987)
• Adrianus++++ HEERINGS, Heeze(N-Br.) († 1921)
• Breas, Wissenkerke († 1918)
• Barbara Maria Fokker, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1920)
• Mol, Borculo, Gelderland, Nederland

• Anna Maria Ayers Davis (76), Shiloh, Cumberland, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Margaretha Frederika Penning Nieuwland (85), Den Haag
• Anje Almoes (68), Groningen
• Aleida Henderika van Pannekoek (86), Brummen
• Aaltje Bape (90), Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aaltje (Aaltjen, Neeltje) Alberts Bape (90), Vollenhove, OV, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Frederika Penning Nieuwland (85), 's Gravenhage
• Antjen Duimelaar (72), Doesburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aleida Henderika van Pannekoek (86), Brummen
• Andreas van Wagenberg (81), Vlijmen

• 1915 » Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author († 1973)
• 1915 » Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 2015)
• 1915 » John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher († 2001)
• 1916 » Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic († 1978)
• 1917 » Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat († 2005)
• 1920 » Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster († 1999)
• 1920 » John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist († 2004)
• 1920 » Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church († 2012)
• 1921 » Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster († 1998)
• 1921 » Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic († 2013)

• 1902 » Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (b. 1830)
• 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
• 1918 » Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
• 1919 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
• 1921 » Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
• 1922 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
• 1928 » Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
• 1933 » Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
• 1934 » Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)

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.
• March 12 » Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for most of the period since 1713.
• June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
• July 17 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his immediate family and retainers are executed by Bolshevik Chekists at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
• September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
• November 18 » Latvia declares its independence from Russia.

The temperature on January 6, 1918 was between -1.6 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.