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• Alquin J. Winkler, Fonda/Caughnawg († 2008)
• Adrianus Nicolaas van Erp, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
• Adolf "Edward" Dammann, Ruthilda, Saskatchewan, Canada († 2004)
• Adolf Martin Oliemans, Amsterdam († 1942)
• Adam Feickert († 1983)
• A.J. Mens († 1988)
• van der Wiel, Rotterdam († 1918)
• Alice Elisabeth Donné, Houthalen († 2003)
• Albert Vandermersch, Ingelmunster († 1998)
• Annie Geertsema, Musselkanaal († 2016)

• Anje Wijerts Nieland (58), Oldehove
• Arie Antonie ten Cate (11), Maartensdijk, De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
• "Jan"n Schepen (17), Vlaardingen
• Anske Wilcos Wilkens (30), Oudega
• "Christian" Jules Marie Béatrix Ghislain Durey de Noinville (66), château de La Cressonnière, Saint-Martin-de-Bienfaite-la-Cressonnière, Calvados, France
• Augustinus Eijpelaer (61), Teteringen
• (Stillborn) BEIJERT (0), Emmen Drenthe Netherlands
• Antonius Jansen (67), Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aagje Spaans (87), Warmenhuizen
• Andrew Jackson Sanford (80), Charlotte, MI

• 1912 » Adile Ayda, Turkish engineer and diplomat († 1992)
• 1913 » Dollard Ménard, Canadian general († 1997)
• 1915 » Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France († 2000)
• 1917 » Betty Holberton, American engineer and programmer († 2001)
• 1917 » Janet Collins, American ballerina and choreographer († 2003)
• 1922 » Andy Phillip, American basketball player and coach († 2001)
• 1922 » Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author († 2004)
• 1922 » Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic († 2004)
• 1922 » Peter Murphy, English footballer, inside left († 1975)
• 1924 » Morton Bard, American psychologist († 1997)

• 1897 » Harriet Ann Jacobs, African American Abolitionist and author (b. 1813)
• 1904 » Ferdinand André Fouqué, French geologist and petrologist (b. 1828)
• 1913 » Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet and author (b. 1861)
• 1920 » Jaan Poska, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1866)
• 1928 » Robert Abbe, American surgeon and radiologist (b. 1851)
• 1932 » Aristide Briand, French journalist and politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1934 » Ernst Enno, Estonian poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1938 » Andreas Michalakopoulos, Greek politician, 116th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
• 1947 » Lucy Parsons, American communist anarchist labor organizer (b. c 1853)
• 1949 » Bradbury Robinson, American football player, physician, and politician (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 28 » Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
• January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kiev, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
• March 27 » The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania.
• April 8 » World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.
• November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
• November 12 » Austria becomes a republic. After the proclamation, a coup attempt by the communist Red Guard is defeated by the social-democratic Volkswehr.

The temperature on March 7, 1918 was between -0.6 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.