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• Adrianus Antonius Bernardus Joannes Stabel, Poppel (België) († 1999)
• Adriaan Louws, Sint Laurens († 1986)
• Aleida Johanna Frens, Apeldoorn († 1914)
• Andreas Paulus (André) Romijn, Hof van Delft, ZH, Nederland († 1996)
• Adrianus Johannes van der List, Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2012)
• Aagje Ploeg, 's-Gravenhage
• Adriana Geboers, Valkenswaard
• van Gompel, Casteren
• Abraham Levi Blok, Groningen († 1945)
• Alida Johanna Doppenberg, Batavia, Indonesië († 2001)

• Abel Jans Roelsma (70), De Wilp Marum Westerkwartier Groningen Nederland
• Adrianus Petrus Verhaar (64), Geertruidenberg
• Charles van Hijfte (73), IJzendijke
• Adrianus Verharen (64), Geertruidenberg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barend Pees (5), Blokzijl, Nederland
• Albert Bakker (89), Anloo
• (Stillborn) LEIMA (0)
• Antonius Verschuuren (50), Bouchout, B
• Camillus Vincentius de Vries (1), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Arisje Lubbersen (28), Amersfoort

• 1908 » Amy Vanderbilt, American author († 1974)
• 1909 » Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver († 2000)
• 1909 » Licia Albanese, Italian-American soprano and actress († 2014)
• 1910 » Ruthie Tompson, American animator and artist
• 1913 » Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader († 1995)
• 1915 » Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, Indian-Pakistani politician and diplomat († 2000)
• 1916 » Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver († 1984)
• 1916 » Marcel Cerdan, French boxer († 1949)
• 1921 » William Roth, American lawyer and politician († 2003)
• 1923 » Bob Dole, American soldier, lawyer, and politician

• 1902 » Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Polish cardinal (b. 1822)
• 1903 » Cassius Marcellus Clay, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, United States Ambassador to Russia (b. 1810)
• 1904 » Wilson Barrett, English actor and playwright (b. 1846)
• 1906 » William Snodgrass, Canadian minister and academic (b. 1827)
• 1908 » Randal Cremer, English politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)
• 1915 » Sandford Fleming, Scottish-Canadian engineer and inventor, developed Standard time (b. 1827)
• 1916 » James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (b. 1849)
• 1918 » Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (b. 1898)
• 1920 » William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (b. 1849)
• 1922 » Jōkichi Takamine, Japanese-American chemist and academic (b. 1854)

• 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 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
• May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
• July 11 » USSNevada(BB-36) is launched.
• August 5 » World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SSPfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
• August 15 » World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
• November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

The temperature on July 22, 1914 was between 16.2 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (7%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.