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• Cornelia Oostdijck, Fijnaart en Heijningen († 1930)
• Antonius Cornelis Reinier Oldenhof, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Carolus Franciscus Manders, Mierlo († 1915)
• Albert Vercauteren, Belsele († 1984)
• Clinton Berg Jensen, Basalt, Bingham County, Idaho († 2002)
• Betje Bruinvelds, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1931)
• Arie Boerendonk, Rotterdam († 2005)
• Catharina Helena Slijkerman, Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Anthonius Slavenburg, Schiedam († 1916)
• Albert Karel Leopold ROOSEN, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1996)

• Adriaan Hollanders (83), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nl
• Anna Alida Maria Vermeij
• Annigje Klaver (78)
• Antonius Biermans (0), Huissen
• Annegien Klaver (79), Het Schut (Hoogeveen)
• Abraham Jacobus Risseeuw (65), Zuidzande, Zeeland, NL
• Annigje Klaver (79), Het Schut, Hoogeveen
• Annigjen Klaver (79), Het Schut (Gem. Hoogeveen)
• Annegjen Klaver (79), Hoogeveen,Drenthe,Niederlande,Het Schut
• Anna Magdalena König (66), DEN HAAG, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1913 » John Argyris, Greek engineer and academic († 2004)
• 1913 » Peter Kemp, Indian-English soldier and author († 1993)
• 1913 » Richard Simmons, American actor († 2003)
• 1914 » Fumio Hayasaka, Japanese composer († 1955)
• 1914 » Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer and manager († 2005)
• 1914 » Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge († 2005)
• 1915 » Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman († 1985)
• 1915 » Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter († 2000)
• 1916 » Dennis Poore, English race car driver and businessman († 1987)
• 1918 » Jimmy Rowles, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1996)

• 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
• 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
• 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
• 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
• 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
• 1936 » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)

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.
• April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
• May 23 » World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London.
• June 5 » Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
• June 29 » The North Saskatchewan River flood of 1915 is the worst flood in Edmonton history.
• August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
• September 5 » The pacifist Zimmerwald Conference begins.

The temperature on August 19, 1915 was between 11.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.