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• Aldegunde BECKS, Walbeck (D) († 2023)
• van der Schoor, Rotterdam († 1918)
• Adrianus Maria Swaanen, Tilburg († 1918)
• Antoon Arnold Karel Marie MIDDELHOFF, Tilburg († 1993)
• Andreas Joseph Demey, Koekelare († 2011)
• Alma Zagar, Ohio, United States († 2008)
• Albert Pieter SMITSHUIJSEN, Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1945)
• Age Jan Salverda, Wijnjeterp († 1984)
• Aart IJzerman, Heerde († 1998)
• Augustinus Stanley "Tinus" Aangeenbrug, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1988)

• Albert REYNOLDS (34), Died of wounds, Somme, Francee
• Alberta de Mooij (2), Rijnsburg
• Anna Cornelia Van Aerde (76), Westmalle
• Anne C. OLIVER (81), Fingal,Break O'Day,Tasmania,Australia
• Adriana van Beek (69), Roosendaal en Nispen
• van der Schoor (0), Rotterdam
• Albertha Maria Arends (60), Wijhe
• Boot (69), Roosendaal, Netherlands
• Adriana Cornelia Klaassen (32)
• Aalbarta van der Hart (70), Nijkerk

• 1914 » Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director († 1963)
• 1915 » Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist († 1998)
• 1918 » Albert Seedman, American police officer († 2013)
• 1918 » Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright († 1966)
• 1918 » Kermit Beahan, American colonel († 1989)
• 1919 » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1987)
• 1919 » Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager († 2010)
• 1920 » Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author († 2007)
• 1921 » Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author
• 1921 » J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska († 2005)

• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)

• 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 9 » Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars.
• April 21 » World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
• May 29 » Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
• November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
• November 4 » World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
• December 4 » U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

The temperature on August 9, 1918 was between 11.1 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.