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May 24, 1919Born on Sunday May 25, 1919
- Anna RAS, Urk, Nederland († 2000)
- Berend ZIJLSTRA, Houwerzijl (Ulrum) Groningen Netherlands († 2003)
- Auke Hondema, Wormerveer, Nederland († 1974)
- Charlotte May Serff, Peoria,us, Verenigde Staten
- Aalbert Robijn († 1999)
- Auke Vries, Barger-Oosterveen, Emmen († 2018)
- Andries Schellevis († 2006)
- Alice Bos, Steen Rock County Minnesota ( USA ) († 2006)
- Alida Arnoldina Bonne, De Koog († 1987)
- Alice Ida Havener, Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1999)
Died on Sunday May 25, 1919
- Antje Zwaan (75), Velsen
- Annie Blanche Watts (18)
- Adolph Jules Joseph Meerts (59), St.Gillis, Belgie
- Antje Willems de Jong (64), Leeuwarden
- Anna Coleta VAN de POELE (73), Sint-Niklaas,9100,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Ros, Hilversum
- Adriaan BOER (75), Sliedrecht
- Canuto José Saraiva (64), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Antonie Cornelis Bosveld (1), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Antje Clasina Johanna Herselman (74), Dinteloord en Prinsenland (Steenbergen)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 25, 1919 at Delpher
Born on May 25
- 1916 » Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada († 1998)
- 1916 » Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower († 1981)
- 1917 » Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor († 1965)
- 1917 » Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic († 2015)
- 1920 » Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat († 1992)
- 1921 » Hal David, American songwriter and composer († 2012)
- 1921 » Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1921 » Kitty Kallen, American singer († 2016)
- 1922 » Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician († 1984)
- 1924 » István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer († 2005)
Died on May 25
- 1912 » Austin Lane Crothers, American educator and politician, 46th Governor of Maryland (b. 1860)
- 1917 » Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (b. 1891)
- 1919 » Eliza Pollock, American archer (b. 1840)
- 1919 » Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (b. 1867)
- 1924 » Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889)
- 1926 » Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (b. 1879)
- 1927 » Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1876)
- 1930 » Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (b. 1848)
- 1934 » Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (b. 1874)
- 1937 » Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (b. 1859)
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.
- January 16 » Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
- January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
- June 7 » Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people.
- June 15 » John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
- August 8 » The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
- October 7 » KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
The weather on Sunday May 25, 1919
The temperature on May 25, 1919 was between 6.6 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI