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• Anthonia Maria van Kester, Poeldijk († 2003)
• Adriaan marcus Westerweele, wissenkerke (z) († 2006)
• Bernardus Jacob Metz, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands († 2013)
• Cornelia Johanna Crama, Leiden
• Annie Klein Gunnewiek, Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1993)
• Adrianus Cornelis van den Heijkant, Oosterhout († 1998)
• Adrianus van Utrecht, Zoelen († 1921)
• Christina Lena, Grotenhuis, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland († 1920)
• Annie Klein Gunnewiek, Lichtenvoorde († 1993)
• - Reit, Veelerveen, Groningen, Nederland († 1919)

• Anna Maria Bervoets (13), Baarle-Nassau, Gemeente Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertje Spits* (65), Terschelling (Frl.)
• Albertje Spits (65), West-Terschelling
• Albert Langenbach (61), Ede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bastiaan van der Kruijt (61), Schiedam
• Antonius van Broekhuizen (83), Haarlem, Noord Holland, Nederland
• - Reit (0), Veelerveen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aagje Engel (71), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, NED
• Albertje Rijnders Spits (65), Terschelling
• Adriana Wilhelmina de Koning (40)

• 1916 » Lance Dossor, English-Australian pianist and educator († 2005)
• 1916 » Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer († 2001)
• 1916 » Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer († 2012)
• 1917 » Lou Harrison, American composer and critic († 2003)
• 1917 » Norman Luboff, American composer and conductor († 1987)
• 1919 » John Hope, American soldier and meteorologist († 2002)
• 1919 » Solange Chaput-Rolland, Canadian journalist and politician († 2001)
• 1921 » Richard Deacon, American actor († 1984)
• 1922 » Franjo Tuđman, Yugoslav historian; later 1st President of Croatia († 1999)
• 1923 » Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2019)

• 1906 » Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1829)
• 1912 » August Strindberg, Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (b. 1849)
• 1912 » Frederick VIII of Denmark (b. 1843)
• 1918 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
• 1919 » Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (b. 1828)
• 1923 » N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (b. 1855)
• 1931 » David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (b. 1868)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Aaltje
14. Helena
15. Geertruida
16. Alida

• 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
• January 5 » The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich.
• February 5 » Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith launch United Artists.
• February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
• June 28 » The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
• July 11 » The eight-hour day and free Sunday become law for workers in the Netherlands.
• November 11 » The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.

The temperature on May 14, 1919 was between 10.5 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 13.8 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.