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May 23, 1919Born on Saturday May 24, 1919
- Aaltje Alberta Janna Vorderman, Heerde († 1921)
- Blanche Mildred Salsman, Edgar Springs, Phelps, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 1975)
- Cornelia Adriana Bousie, Zoeterwoude
- Atje Tjerkje Gerrits Veldman († 1988)
- Clasina Petronella Meijer, Den Helder († 1993)
- Antonia Etta (Etta) Voorbeijtel Cannenburg, Weltevreden, Batavia († 2013)
- Christina Anna Huiberta Bijl, Broek in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
- Constant Herman(Connie) de Leeuw, Gorinchem,Gemeente Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
- Agnes van de Walle, Hulst NL († 1989)
- Adrianus Cornelis Johannes Eekhout, Delft († 2010)
Died on Saturday May 24, 1919
- Adriana Cornelia van Ginderen (57), Woensdrecht
- Albert E Eldredge (69), Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
- Radsma (32)
- Aaltje Ruurds de Roos (75), Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltjen HEUSINKVELD (74), Wisch, Nederland, Gelderland, Heelweg
- van Olphen, weststellingwerf
- Albert Witvos (37), Zwollerkerspel (Westenholte),, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Petronella Seijkens (0), Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aleida Maria Lepping (49)
- Alida Bertoen (46), Watergraafsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1919 at Delpher
Born on May 24
- 1913 » Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier († 1993)
- 1914 » Lilli Palmer, German-American actress († 1986)
- 1916 » Roden Cutler, Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd Governor of New South Wales († 2002)
- 1917 » Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge († 2013)
- 1918 » Coleman Young, American politician, 66th Mayor of Detroit († 1997)
- 1923 » Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress († 1986)
- 1924 » Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter
- 1925 » Carmine Infantino, American illustrator and educator († 2013)
- 1925 » Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director († 1994)
- 1926 » Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter
Died on May 24
- 1901 » Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
- 1908 » Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
- 1915 » John Condon, Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
- 1919 » Amado Nervo, Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
- 1929 » Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (b. 1863)
- 1941 » Lancelot Holland, English admiral (b. 1887)
- 1945 » Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892)
- 1948 » Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect, designed Lenin's Mausoleum and Moscow Kazanskaya railway station (b. 1873)
- 1950 » Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (b. 1883)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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.
- February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
- May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
- May 29 » Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
- June 14 » John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
- July 27 » The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
- November 7 » The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.
The weather on Saturday May 24, 1919
The temperature on May 24, 1919 was between 9.2 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI