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• Antonius Juffermans, Oegstgeest († 1974)
• anna catharina mathilda (annie) van eckendonk, helenaveen († 1998)
• Anna Cornelia van Popta, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2007)
• Albert Ockels, Wildervank († 1976)
• Allie Modean Sitton Eaton [Ks], Dardanell, Yell County, Arkansas († 1999)
• Abraham Kuperus, Idskenhuizen († 1977)
• Adriana Ram († 1934)
• Anna Goossen, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2000)
• van de Scheur, Rhenen
• Annie van Eckendonk, Helenveen († 1998)

• Alexander Anderson Fleming (79), Humboldt, California, Verenigde Staten
• Abraham de Nie (80), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Clara Dohmen (81), Schinveld
• Adolf Marcus JOEKES (69), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anthoon Gerbens Bakker (56), Apeldoorn
• Adolf Marcus Joekes (69), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• (Stillbirth) LINSTRA (0), Losdorp, Bierum
• Antje Terra (71), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aloysius Smet (36), Hamme
• Anna Benjamins (0), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, The Netherlands

• 1913 » Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer († 2014)
• 1914 » Justin Wilson, American chef and author († 2001)
• 1914 » Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1991)
• 1914 » William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1916 » Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer († 2002)
• 1919 » David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic († 2010)
• 1919 » Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus († 2013)
• 1920 » Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver († 2011)
• 1922 » Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic († 2014)
• 1923 » Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2005)

• 1891 » Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (b. 1800)
• 1924 » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1931 » David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1935 » Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
• 1938 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1942 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
• 1945 » Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)

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.
• July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
• August 13 » Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
• October 26 » Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
• November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
• November 18 » Latvia declares its independence from Russia.
• November 26 » The Montenegran Podgorica Assembly votes for a "union of the people", declaring assimilation into the Kingdom of Serbia.

The temperature on April 24, 1918 was between 7.5 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.