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• Athey Ann Norris († 1997)
• "Olivier" Guy Marie d'Anterroches, Venette, Oise, France († 1983)
• Anneke Grubben, Maasbree,, Limburg, Nederland († 1982)
• Arie Jongejan, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1984)
• Cornelia Catolina den Boer, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1987)
• Christina Tiemeijer, Leeuwarden († 1982)
• Cornelia Snepvangers, Princenhage († 1923)
• Antonia Maria BORGONJEN, Voorst († 1996)
• Christina Tiemeijer, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1982)
• Bertha Sophia van Doesburg, Geldermalsen († 1990)

• Adrianus Klerx (74), Drunen
• Adriana Kolsteren (74), Loon op Zand
• Aloijsius Josephus Bernardus Sieringh (0), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• (3) Petronella Pietertje Floris (63), Spanbroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• "Cecile" Sophie Eugenie Luise Pauline von Maucler (72), München, Bayern, Allemagne
• Albert op de Dijk (64), Veenhuizen (gem. Noordenveld)
• Andreas Wilhelmus Petterson (64), ROTTERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje de Jong (45), Woerden
• Adriana Johanna Catharina Schout-Velthuys (73), Utrecht
• Anthonie van Roon (67), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1914 » Martin Ritt, American actor and film director († 1990)
• 1915 » John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon († 2010)
• 1917 » David Goodis, American author and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1917 » Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer († 1986)
• 1917 » Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach († 1976)
• 1919 » Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright († 2014)
• 1919 » Jennifer Jones, American actress († 2009)
• 1919 » Tamara Toumanova, Russian-American ballerina and actress († 1996)
• 1921 » Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist († 1986)
• 1921 » Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach († 2006)

• 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
• 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
• 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
• 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
• 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (b.1867)
• 1944 » Ida Maclean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)

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.
• 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.
• May 26 » The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established.
• 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.
• November 7 » Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
• December 1 » Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.

The temperature on March 2, 1918 was between -1.9 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -0.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.