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• Adrianus Joannes Josephus Zebregs, Tilburg († 1962)
• Albertje Kuilman, Erica, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1914)
• Abraham Hubrecht Riemens, Cadzand († 2005)
• Booij, Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1914)
• Abraham Van Wyk Du Plessis († 1977)
• Parlevliet, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Meijer, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1999)
• Aaltje Hazenberg
• Adrianus van den Heuvel, Berghem
• Aartje Andeweg, Heinenoord

• Antje Hoogewerf (74), Heemskerk
• Andersine Marie Petersen (48), Raamosegarrd Tirstrup sogn Djursland
• Andreas Jager- (45)
• Adrianus Johannes Zuidmeer (43), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arij Saarloos (51), Nieuw-Beijerland
• Adriana Wilhelmina van der Schans (62), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Ruurds van der Woude (1), Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Hoogewerf (74), Beverwijk
• Adriana Wilhelmina van der Schans (62), Rotterdam
• Adrianus Johannes Zuidmeer (43), Bergweg 343, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1911 » Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright († 1995)
• 1911 » Gardner Fox, American author († 1986)
• 1913 » Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer († 1996)
• 1913 » William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard († 2001)
• 1915 » Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor († 1999)
• 1915 » Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1981)
• 1915 » Peter Copley, English actor († 2008)
• 1916 » Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot († 2001)
• 1916 » Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler († 2006)
• 1916 » Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic († 2015)

• 1896 » Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (b. 1819)
• 1909 » Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (b. 1850)
• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 1940 » Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Hector Guimard, French Architect (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871)

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. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
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.
• January 1 » The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft.
• April 23 » First baseball game at Wrigley Field, then known as Weeghman Park, in Chicago.
• August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
• August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
• November 13 » Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
• December 23 » World War I: Australian and New Zealand troops arrive in Cairo, Egypt.

The temperature on May 20, 1914 was between 8.5 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.