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• , Vrouwenpolder, Nederland († 1941)
• Amelia Stephanie van der Velden, Terneuzen († 1993)
• Alexander Louis François Jacques Hendriks, Uitgeest, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1945)
• Catherine Mary Whelan, Albert Park, Port Phillip City, Victoria, Australia († 1999)
• (Stillborn) KRUIT, Emmen Drenthe Netherlands († 1918)
• Arie Griffioen, Zegveld († 1982)
• Antonia Cornelia Flipphi, Haarlemmermeer († 1993)
• Anna van Zanten († 1943)
• Annie Vanhouttem, Vaals,, Limburg, Nederland († 1991)
• Dolleman, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Amos Barber HOWARD (39), Melbourne Hospital Melbourne Australia
• Albert Veldhuizen (55), Vledder
• Andries Frank (89), Hardenberg
• Andries Konst (6), Mirns en Bakhuizen
• Alida Deltenre (32)
• Anna Maria Petronella Lorch (74), Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aafke Aaltje Broeils (80), Bedum
• Alida Deltenre (32)
• Adrianus van Hal (87), Etten-Leur
• Aline Marie Elise Verkempen (25)

• 1913 » Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza († 2007)
• 1914 » Thelma Kench, New Zealand Olympic sprinter († 1985)
• 1915 » John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States († 2014)
• 1916 » Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster († 1997)
• 1917 » Carson McCullers, American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist († 1967)
• 1918 » Fay McKenzie, American actress († 2019)
• 1920 » C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author († 2003)
• 1920 » George Rose, English actor and singer († 1988)
• 1920 » Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet († 2007)
• 1922 » Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)

• 1887 » Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
• 1897 » Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
• 1915 » Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
• 1916 » Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1928 » George Howard Earle Jr., American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
• 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
• 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
• 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

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 26 » Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.
• January 27 » Beginning of the Finnish Civil War.
• January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
• February 1 » Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar.
• 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.
• October 8 » World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

The temperature on February 19, 1918 was between -5.0 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (83%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.