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• Adrianus Cornelis van Pelt, Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1919)
• Anna Maria Borsen, Blaricum († 1918)
• Anna de Haan, Meppel († 1919)
• Aart (Ares) Bras, dubbeldam († 2009)
• Albert M. Rodenhouse († 2001)
• Aart BRAS († 2009)
• Antje Fintje Ferwerda, sneek († 2005)
• Antonia Maria Tibben († 1996)
• Anna Maria van Idsinga, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1971)
• Antje Schwennen, Bellingwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1921)

• Adrianus Geboers (46), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aagje Vooijs (26), Katwijk
• Adriana Maria Elisabeth Luijks (0), Halsteren
• Adriana Elizabeth Gerarda Helena Verschure (20), Waspik, Nederland
• Adrianus Verhoeven (32), Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aart Vos (36), Utrecht
• Adriana Willemina van den Berg (42), Echteld
• Aaltje Langenberg (25), Heerde, Nederland
• Abraham van Veen (49), ROTTERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Huizelman (79), Baarderadeel

• 1914 » Peter Whitehead, English race car driver († 1958)
• 1915 » Roland Barthes, French philosopher, theorist, and critic († 1980)
• 1916 » Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic († 2000)
• 1916 » Paul Emery, English race car driver († 1993)
• 1917 » Jo Stafford, American singer († 2008)
• 1919 » France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter († 1993)
• 1920 » Richard Quine, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1989)
• 1922 » Kim Hunter, American actress († 2002)
• 1922 » Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, author, and journalist († 1951)
• 1923 » Ian Graham, English archaeologist and explorer († 2017)

• 1896 » Joseph James Cheeseman, Liberian politician, 12th President of Liberia (b. 1843)
• 1902 » William Henry Barlow, English engineer (b. 1812)
• 1916 » Percival Lowell, American astronomer, mathematician, and author (b. 1855)
• 1933 » F. Holland Day, American photographer and publisher (b. 1864)
• 1933 » John Cady, American golfer (b. 1866)
• 1939 » Norman Bethune, Canadian physician and humanitarian (b. 1890)
• 1946 » Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (b. 1875)
• 1946 » Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (b. 1861)
• 1948 » Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. 1867)
• 1950 » Lesley Ashburner, American hurdler (b. 1883)

• 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.
• 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.
• June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
• August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
• August 31 » World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive.
• October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.

The temperature on November 12, 1918 was between -0.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.