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• Alie de Boer, Den Helder († 2014)
• Donnie Lavon Northcutt, Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Carmelita Kock Kok, Arubase Antillen († 1977)
• Filippus Feikes Hamstra, Harkema, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)
• David Marshall RASMUSSEN, Fillmore, Millard County, Utah, United States of America († 1930)
• Catharina Margaretha Harmers, Oranjedorp, Emmen († 1958)
• de Bruijn († 1979)
• Franciscus Antonius (Frans) van Stratum, Asten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)
• Arie Adriaan de Graaf, Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2000)
• Carmelita Kock, Aruba († 1977)

• Antonius Scholte (74), Schiedam, Nederland
• Anskje Douwes Douma (85), Tietjerk, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Broeders (73), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Jacoba Geertruida Maria Gerligs (75), Nijmegen
• Antonia Martina Bergenhenegouwen (18), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• * Maria van den Bosch (30), 's Hertogenbosch
• Antonius Maria zwekars (2), tilburg
• Carolus Goossens‏ (63), Geel, België
• Adrianus Broeders (73), Udenhout, NB, Nederland
• Cornelis Schouten (80), Krimpen aan den IJssel

• 1926 » Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop († 1996)
• 1928 » Nigel Davenport, English actor († 2013)
• 1928 » Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner († 2015)
• 1928 » Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress († 2002)
• 1929 » Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress († 1982)
• 1930 » Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic († 2019)
• 1931 » Barbara Barrie, American actress
• 1932 » Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author († 1998)
• 1933 » Joan Collins, English actress
• 1933 » Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer

• 1920 » Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
• 1921 » August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (b. 1878)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Adriana
7. Wilhelmina
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
• January 30 » The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks.
• May 1 » "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly-discovered dwarf planet Pluto by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.
• May 24 » Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
• July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
• October 27 » Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.
• December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

The temperature on May 23, 1930 was between 8.8 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 12.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.