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• Anna Hendriks Wilkens, Nijega († 1998)
• Andrea Johanna van Doorne, Helmond († 2004)
• Alfredo Assenheimer, Ajuricaba, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil († 1975)
• Albertus Wilhelmus Worm, Arnhem
• Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Wensch, Hedikhuizen († 1914)
• Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Wensch, Hedikhuizen († 1914)
• Anna Wilkens († 1998)
• Albertus Bernardus Dekens, Sappemeer,Groningen,Nederland
• Leo Maria Hubert Paeshuys, Schoten
• andreas wilhelmus theodorus (andre) wijdemans, amsterdam († 1995)

• Bernardus Jansen (40), Zevenaar
• Arie Gravensteijn (69), Overschie (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arendina Scholten (41), Dalfsen,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana van der Bliek (65), Goes, Zeeland, Nederland, Nederland
• Cornelia Gerarina Maria Appels (18), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Koens (9), Assen, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha Selis
• Alphonsus Joachim Maria van der Bom (38), Groesbeek (sanatorium Dekkerswald)
• Aaltje Scholten (19), Spanbroek, Opmeer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Otto van der Zwiep (71), Bloemendaal

• 1908 » Horton Smith, American golfer and captain († 1963)
• 1909 » Margaret Mee, English illustrator and educator († 1988)
• 1912 » Herbert C. Brown, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2004)
• 1913 » Dominique Rolin, Belgian author († 2012)
• 1913 » Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter († 1986)
• 1914 » Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat († 2010)
• 1914 » Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet († 1993)
• 1917 » George Aratani, American businessman and philanthropist († 2013)
• 1917 » Jean-Louis Curtis, French author († 1995)
• 1919 » Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium († 2001)

• 1868 » Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist (b. 1801)
• 1885 » Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
• 1901 » Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
• 1910 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
• 1933 » Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
• 1938 » William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
• 1939 » Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
• 1954 » Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)

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.
• June 28 » Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
• August 25 » World War I: Japan declares war on Austria-Hungary.
• August 27 » World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
• September 5 » World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
• October 19 » First World War: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
• December 15 » World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

The temperature on May 22, 1914 was between 10.1 °C and 26.9 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.