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• Antonia Jacoba van Nunen, Hoogeloon, Hapert en Casteren († 2010)
• Douwe van der Wier, Marum († 1995)
• Dirk Esser, Zwolle († 1984)
• Anna Mae Ledkins, Bratt, Escambia County, Florida, United States of America († 2002)
• Cornelis Lars Hansson, Amsterdam, NH Netherlands († 1988)
• van Asch, Beusichem (Buren) (GL) († 1919)
• Andries Leune, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Dirk Meijer, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1992)
• Charley Shumway, Johnson, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
• DeWitt “Dee” Shy SPAIN, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States († 1969)

• Albert Vermeer (55), Wageningen
• Annigje Hoogendoorn (77), Hardinxveld
• Anthonie (Anthonij) Hop (84), Heusbeek (Doornspijk), Gld, The Netherlands
• Anthonius Dijkhoff (57), Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Anthonie HOP (84), Doornspijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Groot (77), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Francois Tempelaar (27), Rotterdam
• Rosalia Kox, Hontenisse
• Anne Aalders (26), Rottum
• Antonetta Christina Hekman (4), Nieuwleusen

• 1914 » Justin Wilson, American chef and author († 2001)
• 1914 » Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1991)
• 1914 » William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1916 » Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer († 2002)
• 1919 » David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic († 2010)
• 1919 » Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus († 2013)
• 1920 » Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver († 2011)
• 1922 » Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic († 2014)
• 1923 » Doris Burn, American author and illustrator († 2011)
• 1923 » Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2005)

• 1891 » Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (b. 1800)
• 1924 » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1931 » David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1935 » Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
• 1938 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1942 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
• 1945 » Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)

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.
• February 5 » Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
• June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
• 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.
• October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
• November 7 » The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
• December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

The temperature on April 24, 1919 was between 1.9 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.