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• Anna Vliem, Zutphen († 1935)
• Anne van der Leij, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1942)
• Ale B. Hoekstra, Tzummarum († 1995)
• Bart BOS, Zeist († 1972)
• Artje de Jongh, Wadenoijen, Nederland († 1927)
• , Noordwijkerhout († 1983)
• Anna Christina (Annie) Nijholt († 2000)
• Anna Martha "Anneke" Huisman, Venray, Li.NL († 2009)
• Aukje van Dijk, Echten († 2005)
• Albertus (Albert) Speek, Almelo, Nederland († 1979)

• Aagje Ros (67), Groot-Ammers, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Santing (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• van Dalen, Naaldwijk
• Albertus Robijns Polder (64), Balk, Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Albertus Bruggen (0), Baars (Steenwijkerwold)
• Albertus Hendricus Tromp (3), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alstje Oosterhuis (87), Holland (Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA)
• Annetje Otter (36), Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Maria Jannetje Broodman (32), Oosterland
• ? Oomen (0), Oud-Gastel

• 1914 » Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist († 1966)
• 1915 » Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet († 1996)
• 1917 » Evelyn Knight, American singer († 2007)
• 1917 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author († 1962)
• 1918 » Ray Graves, American football player and coach († 2015)
• 1919 » Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier († 2017)
• 1919 » Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician († 2007)
• 1920 » Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter († 1999)
• 1922 » Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Polish pianist and educator († 2001)
• 1922 » Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop († 2014)

• 1889 » George Kerferd, English-Australian politician, 10th Premier of Victoria (b. 1831)
• 1889 » Ion Creangă, Romanian author and educator (b. 1837)
• 1890 » Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Nigerian bishop and linguist (b. 1809)
• 1894 » Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1909 » Spencer Trask, American financier and philanthropist (b. 1844)
• 1910 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot (b. 1884)
• 1910 » John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (b. 1868)
• 1921 » Boies Penrose, American lawyer and politician (b. 1860)
• 1936 » Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1864)

• 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 3 » The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long.
• July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
• 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 4 » World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
• October 28 » First World War: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
• November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.

The temperature on December 31, 1918 was between 0.6 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.