About the day » Wednesday January 8, 1919Calender converter

• Antonius Marie Joseph Holemans, Diest, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1919)
• Antonie Johannes Rochus Simons, Oosterhout († 1923)
• Catharina Quist († 2002)
• Alvin Lester Heetland, somewhere in SD († 2003)
• Christina Johanna KLOP, haaften († 2012)
• Anthonia Maria Heine, Uitgeest († 2009)
• Catharina Maria Cornelia Klazina Weltevreden, Haarlem († 2000)
• Alfonsus Felix Remigius Degeest, Glabbeek(Zuurbemde) († 1989)
• Blaine William MOORE, Peoria, Illinois († 1995)
• Adriaan Vugts, Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2019)

• Auke Steensma (71), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Annechien Bonder (22), Haren
• Adriana Wilhelmina Kok (28), Alkmaar,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Oskam (1), Vlist
• Antonetta KIL (67), Nieuw Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annechien Bonder (22), Haren, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Addie Belle Knapp (9), Hinsdale, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
• Anna Wilhelmina Huijben (36)
• Adriana Johanna van Beek (65), Tilburg, Nederland
• Aagje van der Wal (74), Lekkerkerk, 2941, Nederland

• 1915 » Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager († 1991)
• 1917 » Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright († 1994)
• 1922 » Dale D. Myers, American engineer († 2015)
• 1923 » Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor († 2011)
• 1923 » Johnny Wardle, English cricketer († 1985)
• 1923 » Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author († 2008)
• 1923 » Larry Storch, American actor and comedian
• 1924 » Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer († 2010)
• 1924 » Ron Moody, English actor and singer († 2015)
• 1925 » Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright († 1972)

• 1912 » Friedrich Schrempf, German journalist and politician (b. 1858)
• 1914 » Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1823)
• 1916 » Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (b. 1860)
• 1916 » Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1918 » Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (b. 1827)
• 1918 » Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (b. 1892)
• 1920 » Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (b.1852)
• 1925 » George Bellows, American painter (b.1882)
• 1934 » Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (b. 1886)
• 1934 » Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1880)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Gerardus
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Albert
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Aaltje
14. Helena
15. Geertruida
16. Alida

• 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 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 6.7 million citizens.
• April 13 » Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British Indian Army troops lead by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer killed approx 379-1000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in Amritsar, India; and approximately 1,500 injured.
• May 15 » Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
• June 21 » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttles the German fleet at Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
• August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
• August 11 » Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
• September 11 » United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.

The temperature on January 8, 1919 was between -0.6 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.