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• Cornelia Christina Figee, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Antje Tietje Klasis Reitsma, Recklinghausen (Noordrijn-Westfalen), Duitsland († 2023)
• Adriana Francina Vuik, Capelle aan den IJssel († 2001)
• Abraham Arie de Ridder, Koogerveld (Texel) († 1987)
• Bernardus Marinus Gerardus van den Bogaard, Gendringen († 1996)
• Christiaan Hendrik Minderman, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
• Dingeman van der Graaf, Zegwaert († 1916)
• BRANDELINA BETSIE VAN 't NET, Amersfoort († 2008)
• Adriaan van Campen, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1915)
• Abraham Arie de Ridder, Koogerveld (Texel), Nederland († 1987)

• Antonie van Loon (70), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Marshall (61), Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
• Bastiaan Slimmens (Slimmers) (83), 's-Heer Arendskerke
• Antonius Bakx (3), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Sipke de Jonge (0), Oranjedorp Emmen Drenthe
• Albert Kässens (32), Rußland, Feldlazarett
• Anna de Munnik (89), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christoffer TELKAMP (5), delfzijl
• Arent Jan Nijman (36), Aalten, NL
• van Nieuwenhuijzen (0), Krabbendijke

• 1913 » Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic († 1993)
• 1913 » Leonard Pagliero, English businessman and pilot († 2008)
• 1914 » Connie B. Gay, American businessman, co-founded the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum († 1989)
• 1914 » Jack Dunphy, American author and playwright († 1992)
• 1915 » David Dellinger, American activist († 2004)
• 1915 » Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile († 2005)
• 1915 » James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope († 2007)
• 1917 » John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2001)
• 1918 » Mary McGrory, American journalist and author († 2004)
• 1920 » Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter († 2012)

• 1891 » Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, author, and poet (b. 1834)
• 1903 » Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1830)
• 1904 » Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
• 1909 » Henry Radcliffe Crocker, English dermatologist and author (b. 1846)
• 1914 » Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, Italian bishop and academic (b. 1859)
• 1918 » Korbinian Brodmann, German neurologist and academic (b. 1868)
• 1920 » Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (b. 1860)
• 1922 » Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)
• 1926 » Charles William Eliot, American academic (b. 1834)
• 1933 » Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1858)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Neeltje
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 6.3 million citizens.
• January 24 » World War I: British Grand Fleet battle cruisers under Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty engage Rear-Admiral Franz von Hipper's battle cruisers in the Battle of Dogger Bank.
• May 24 » World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary, joining the conflict on the side of the Allies.
• June 21 » The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks.
• August 27 » Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
• September 30 » World War I: Radoje Ljutovac becomes the first soldier in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft with ground-to-air fire.
• November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

The temperature on August 22, 1915 was between 6.8 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.