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• Adrianus Moses, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2004)
• Anthonius Christianus Vader, Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL († 1995)
• Adrianus (Aad) Moses, Rotterdam, Nederland († 2004)
• Albert Harpman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1994)
• Annie Bartelink, Oldenzaal († 2009)
• Antonius Ketelaars, Sint Oedenrode († 1922)
• Antoon Geffen van, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1984)
• Anna Borst, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Albertus Antonius Adrianus van Rijn, Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1944)
• Augusta van der Pol († 1995)

• Antonetta M de Graaff (0), Waalwijk,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• BASTIAAN BERKEL (87), SCHIEDAM
• Bert Wobben (83), Den Ham
• Agnes Brigid LARRESCY LARACY (34)
• Albertus Bunskoeke (0), De Krim
• Bernard Rothschild (66), Rochester,, New York, Verenigde Staten
• * Willemina Kellen (67), Elst
• Berendiena Scheer (79), Genemuiden
• Abraham Penning (64), Oud-Rozenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bastiaan Jansz Berkel (87), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1913 » Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre († 2013)
• 1914 » Irwin Corey, American actor and activist († 2017)
• 1915 » Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader († 1985)
• 1915 » Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts († 1998)
• 1916 » Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1916 » Charlie Christian, American guitarist († 1942)
• 1916 » Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria († 2004)
• 1917 » Rochus Misch, German SS officer († 2013)
• 1918 » Don Ingalls, American writer and producer († 2014)
• 1918 » Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author († 1968)

• 1887 » Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy († 1813)
• 1890 » Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1853)
• 1895 » Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (b. 1839)
• 1900 » Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844)
• 1908 » Marie Adam-Doerrer (b. 1838)
• 1913 » Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1838)
• 1918 » Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1852)
• 1934 » Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1883)
• 1938 » Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (b. 1885)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Albert
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Jacob
13. Antonius
14. Wilhelmus
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Neeltje
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 6.3 million citizens.
• January 13 » The 6.7 M_w  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978–32,610.
• January 19 » Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
• January 19 » German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target.
• January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
• July 24 » The passenger ship SSEastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.
• October 14 » World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.

The temperature on July 29, 1915 was between 8.6 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.