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• Adriana van Kaam, Halsteren
• Arie van Spronsen, 's-Gravenzande († 2001)
• Anna Schermer, Castricum († 1986)
• Adrianus Lambertus Vervelde († 1982)
• Albertus Johannes Wissink, Didam Montferland Gelderland Nederland
• Allegonda van den Akker, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Achiel Benedikt van Damme, Sinaai, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1987)
• Albertina Gesina STROOTMAN, Amsterdam († 2001)
• Antonetta Margaretha Elisabeth Maria Paulus, Tilburg
• Abraham Lemson, Schiedma

• Alfons Segers (30), Namen, Namen, Belgie
• Anthonia de Leeuw (34), Nijkerk
• Aafje Bartelmiesdr Balder (43), Nieuwe Niedorp, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Angelina Jacquelina Johanna Maria van der Borght (0), Tilburg NB Netherlands
• Alfred List (21), Longwy
• Anthonia de Leeuw (34), Nijkerk, Nederland
• Anna Theodora van der Kroft (3), Hoogmade, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardus SCHUTTER (61), Overschild, Groningen, Nederland
• Alberdina Tigelaar (0), Aschendorf, Papenburg, Hannover, Dld
• Aart de Kock (80), Geldermalsen (West Betuwe) (GL)

• 1909 » Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer († 2000)
• 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)

• 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. 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.
• August 20 » World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
• September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
• September 8 » World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
• October 18 » The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany.
• November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
• November 16 » The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens.

The temperature on August 22, 1914 was between 9.6 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.