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• Annie Elisabeth De Grave, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Anna Elisabeth Post, Haarlem
• Albertien Lammers, Vries, Drenthe, Nederland († 2013)
• Adrianus Oomes, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1998)
• Albertus Spruyt († 1996)
• Andreas Nap, Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland († 1950)
• Adriana Wilhelmina Ossenblok, Oud Gastel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1987)
• Alida Heijster, Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2007)
• Anna Cornelia de Brouwer, Ginneken en Bavel († 1970)
• Adrianus Antonius van Opstal, Gilze en Rijen († 1920)

• Aart Edenburg (76), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Albertsdochter KONTER (89), Vollenhove, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Abe Klazes Hainja (74), Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland
• Alfred Edmund Keffer (66), East Arrow Park, Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada
• Angele Marie WALLE (30), Wattrelos,59150,Nord,Hauts-de-France,France
• Annetje Alberts Konter (89), Vollenhove Stad
• adriaantje BARENDREGT (67), numansdorp
• Anna Maria Kockelkorn (40), Kerkrade (L
• Albertus Johannes Veldkamp (31), Hengelo
• Alice Catherine MacNaghten (77), Byrkley (Uk)

• 1915 » Denis Thatcher, English soldier and businessman, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2003)
• 1916 » Milton Babbitt, American composer and educator († 2011)
• 1918 » Desmond MacNamara, Irish painter, sculptor, and author († 2008)
• 1918 » T. Berry Brazelton, American pediatrician and author († 2018)
• 1919 » Ella T. Grasso, Governor of Connecticut († 1981)
• 1920 » Basil Kelly, Northern Irish barrister, judge and politician († 2008)
• 1920 » Bert Weedon, English guitarist († 2012)
• 1922 » David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist († 2014)
• 1922 » Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director († 1992)
• 1923 » Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan general and politician, President of Azerbaijan († 2003)

• 1889 » Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1826)
• 1891 » Carl Nägeli, Swiss botanist and mycologist (b. 1817)
• 1897 » Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (b. 1863)
• 1910 » Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826)
• 1945 » Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (b. 1898)
• 1945 » Richard Glücks, German SS officer (b. 1889)
• 1950 » Belle da Costa Greene, American librarian and bibliographer (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Yury Olesha, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899)
• 1964 » Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1894)

• 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.
• May 14 » Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence.
• August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
• September 28 » World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
• October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
• October 31 » World War I: The Aster Revolution terminates the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, and Hungary achieves full sovereignty.
• November 14 » Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.

The temperature on May 10, 1918 was between 7.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.