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• Aalt van den Berg, Hierden († 1919)
• Bartholomeus Schoonewil, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Carl M Newsome, South Carolina († 1974)
• Abraham Pais, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Antonie van Dijk, Willekop († 1982)
• Aan Klazes Alma, Drogeham, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1924)
• Anna Clara Theunissen, Schinveld
• Betty RIET († 1998)
• Aaltje Alie Johanna EBERWIJN († 2010)
• Apolonina Geertruida Noordermeer, Naaldwijk († 1918)

• Augustinus Goes (79), Stene ( Oostende )
• Alida Van Der Graaf (65), Schiedam
• Anna Hendrika Dalhuisen (50), Deventer, Overijssel, The Netherlands
• Anna Lehwalder (17), Wallendorf, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany
• Antonius van Oevelen (17), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Aaltje Bos (81), Holwierda (Bierum), Groningen, Nederland
• Alphonsius Maria Lambertus Mutsaers (55), Antwerpen/Anvers (Antwerpen) (België)
• * Anna Fransina van Treijchel (52), Schiedam
• Anna Helena Botters (5), Schwartenberg, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Casper Karel Romeijn (0), rotterdam (zuid holland)

• 1915 » Milton Meltzer, American historian and author († 2009)
• 1916 » Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator († 1993)
• 1916 » João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman († 2016)
• 1916 » Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer († 2017)
• 1917 » John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas († 2014)
• 1919 » Lex Barker, American actor († 1973)
• 1920 » Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic († 2000)
• 1920 » Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director († 1996)
• 1920 » Sloan Wilson, American author and poet († 2003)
• 1920 » Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator († 1991)

• 1893 » Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
• 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
• 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)

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 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.
• February 21 » The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo.
• August 2 » The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
• August 11 » World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
• 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 25 » Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria–Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

The temperature on May 8, 1918 was between 7.1 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.