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• Adriana Cornelia BUNNIK, Bodegraven, Nederland († 1972)
• Aaltje Bloemendal, Hoog-Soeren
• Anna Maria Hubertina Tholen, Grevenbicht († 1914)
• Aloyisius Adrianus van den Heuvel, 's-Gravenhage († 1988)
• Agatha Veldt, Castricum
• Abram de Vries, Kollum († 2000)
• Adriana Raaijmakers, Den Dungen
• Adriana Cornelia Bunnik, Bodegraven, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1972)
• Alko Meijer, Nieuw-Buinen, Borger, Drenthe, Nederland († 2005)
• Adriana Maria († 1914)

• Anthonie Cornelisse (0), Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, NL
• Theodorus Ydema (74), Sneek
• Anna Maria Thien (77), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anthonie Cornelisse (0), Wijk bij Duurstede
• Anna Secunda Clara de Jong (41), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Albertje Bloem (80), Reiderwolderpolder, Nederland
• Auke Koops Piekeboer (73), Donkerbroek
• Alexius Agapitus Dames- (74), Elshout, Nederland
• Antje Breed (76), Callantsoog
• Albertje Bloem (80), Reiderwolderpolder, Groningen, Nederland

• 1911 » Herta Oberheuser, German physician († 1978)
• 1911 » Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist († 1991)
• 1912 » Arthur Berger, American composer and educator († 2003)
• 1914 » Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island († 2000)
• 1914 » Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor († 1979)
• 1914 » Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1972)
• 1915 » Henrik Sandberg, Danish production manager and producer († 1993)
• 1915 » Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist († 2006)
• 1915 » Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2009)
• 1916 » Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress († 2014)

• 1886 » Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)
• 1919 » Hasan Tahsin, Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1926 » Joseph James Fletcher, Australian biologist (b. 1850)
• 1928 » Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
• 1935 » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Charles Williams, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Kenneth J. Alford, English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881)

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

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

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
• August 2 » The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
• August 6 » World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea.
• September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
• November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
• November 15 » Harry Turner becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.

The temperature on May 15, 1914 was between 8.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.