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• Anna Elisabeth Gleichman, Hilversum, Netherlands († 2002)
• Albert Lameire, Sijsele († 1993)
• Anton van de Vlasakker († 1919)
• Mazereeuw, Opperdoes, Nederland († 2003)
• Adriaan Vonk, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Antonia Heijnen, Aalten, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1997)
• Anna van der Esch, Ireton, Sioux County, Iowa († 2012)
• Adriana Reijnoudt, Nieuw-en Sint Joosland († 1991)
• VROEMEN, Geleen
• Anna Mazereeuw, Opperdoes, Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2003)

• Adolf Nijborg (70), Anloo, Drenthe, Nederland
• AGATHA MOERMAN (1), VLAARDINGEN
• ALBERT van ZWOLLE (29), LUTTEN
• Aafke Willems Hazenberg (73), Leeuwarden
• Albert van der Veen (34), Kalamazoo (Michigan, USA)
• Adrianus van den Berg- (1), Noordwijk, Nederland
• (Stillborn) BRAND (0), Almelo Overijssel Netherlands
• Aafke Hazenberg (73), Leeuwarden, FR, Nederland
• Abel van der Laan (23), Lutjegast, gem. Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Magdalena van de Staak (33), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg

• 1914 » Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi († 2006)
• 1915 » Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter, poet, and educator, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History († 2010)
• 1917 » Clarence E. Miller, American engineer and politician († 2011)
• 1917 » Zenna Henderson, American author (d.1983)
• 1918 » Ken Miles, English-American race car driver († 1966)
• 1919 » Hermann Bondi, English-Austrian mathematician and cosmologist († 2005)
• 1920 » James J. Kilpatrick, American journalist and author († 2010)
• 1920 » Ted Lowe, English sportscaster († 2011)
• 1921 » Harald Quandt, German businessman († 1967)
• 1921 » John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter († 2006)

• 1888 » Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1838)
• 1894 » Alexander III of Russia (b. 1845)
• 1903 » Theodor Mommsen, German archaeologist, journalist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1817)
• 1907 » Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1925 » Max Linder, French actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Charles Weeghman, American businessman (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Hugo Distler, German organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1908)
• 1952 » Dixie Lee, American singer (b. 1911)
• 1955 » Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Turkish poet, author, and diplomat (b. 1884)

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 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
• February 6 » British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament.
• September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
• November 10 » The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
• November 11 » Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
• November 21 » The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

The temperature on November 1, 1918 was between 3.6 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.