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• Anna Hendrica Marcella van Loosbroek, Oss
• Aafje Huisman, Rotterdam
• Adriana Maria De Louw, Berghem
• Anthonius Johannes Maria Hornman, Nieuwkuijk († 1991)
• Aart van Bokkum, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1990)
• Alberdina Elizabeth Lutz, Rijswijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Anna Jansen, Brummen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1970)
• Adrianus Hendrik Hoogvliet, Goudswaard
• Anna Maria de Louw, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1988)
• Albert James McKinnon, Corowa NSW Australia († 1976)

• Barend Heertjesz Hoogland (83), Westwoud
• Arie van Duijn (83), Katwijk
• Baart Hoogland (83), Westwoud, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Bart Hoogland, Westwoud, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bart (Bartholomeus) Hoogland (83), Westwoud
• Ardina van der Velden (59), Boxtel (Boxtel) (Noord-Brabant)
• Arendje de Niet (84), Den Haag (S)
• Adriana van Beekum (80), Strijp
• Alice Rich Joseph (41)
• Arie van Duijn (83), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1911 » Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air († 1994)
• 1913 » Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet and author († 2010)
• 1913 » Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1963)
• 1913 » Hammond Innes, English journalist and author († 1998)
• 1914 » Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist († 1999)
• 1914 » Birabongse Bhanudej, Thai racing driver and sailor, member of the Thai royal family († 1985)
• 1914 » Howard Vernon, Swiss-French actor († 1996)
• 1915 » Albert Ghiorso, American chemist and academic († 2010)
• 1915 » Kashmir Singh Katoch, Indian army officer († 2007)
• 1916 » Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat († 2005)

• 1898 » Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop († 1825)
• 1904 » Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer (b. 1860)
• 1919 » Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1929 » Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1874)
• 1930 » Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1845)
• 1931 » Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and mathematician (b. 1868)
• 1932 » Bahíyyih Khánum, Iranian writer and leader in the Baha'i faith (b. 1846)
• 1932 » Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African poet and politician (b. 1873)
• 1933 » Freddie Keppard, American cornet player (b. 1890)
• 1933 » Irving Babbitt, American scholar, critic, and academic (b. 1865)

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 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
• April 9 » Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico.
• August 24 » World War I: German troops capture Namur.
• August 26 » World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fought a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
• September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
• September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.

The temperature on July 15, 1914 was between 14.2 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.