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• Agnes G. Grooms, Summerville, South Carolina († 1962)
• Arnoldus Theodorus Cox, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1922)
• Antonius Harmannus Jansing († 1990)
• Adriana Maria Leijtens, Baardwijk (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1945)
• Alphons Helena (Funs) Pelt, Heerlen († 2011)
• Akke Broer, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Albertus (Anton) SEGGELINCK, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1962)
• Alie Munneke, Veendam († 2010)
• Anna Gertrudis Vergoossen, St. Joost († 2007)
• Albertus Martinus Reinink, Dalen, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1922)

• Arie Roos (18), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christina (Stien) van Ravenhorst (39), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Caviness Hearn (48), Owen Ky
• Chrisje Weggeman (72), Nijverdal (Hellendoorn), Overijssel, Nederland
• Aafke Ebeles Bijlstra (81), Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Annigje van den Bosch (0), Steenwijk
• "Gerdina" Geerdina Geerdina (68), Heeswijk, NL
• Arnoldina Julia Meijers (80), Delft, Nederland
• Catharina Liebregts (82), Eersel
• Annigje van den Bosch * (0), Steenwijk

• 1918 » George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician († 1994)
• 1918 » John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic († 2016)
• 1918 » Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer († 1987)
• 1919 » John R. Deane, Jr., American general († 2013)
• 1920 » Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright († 1995)
• 1921 » Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer († 1993)
• 1921 » Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman († 1986)
• 1921 » LeRoy Neiman, American soldier and painter († 2012)
• 1921 » Olga Nardone, American actress († 2010)
• 1921 » Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia († 2008)

• 1885 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)
• 1889 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)
• 1899 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
• 1924 » George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Karl Hanke, Polish-German soldier and politician (b. 1903)
• 1951 » Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874)
• 1951 » Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)

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

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

• 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 6.9 million citizens.
• February 27 » The International Working Union of Socialist Parties is founded in Vienna.
• May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
• May 3 » West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
• July 11 » Former president of the United States William Howard Taft is sworn in as 10th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the only person ever to hold both offices.
• October 5 » The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
• October 29 » The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.

The temperature on June 8, 1921 was between 10.0 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.