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• Aukje Elizabeth Huizenga († 1971)
• Anthonij Visser († 2018)
• Anna Maria Catharina Louise Madeleine Victoria Douglas, Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg († 1963)
• Berend Klinge, Oude Pekela, Nederland († 1926)
• Abraham Bolle, Oosterland († 1972)
• Berend Diederik Nijhof, Eefde
• Adrianus Johannes Alphonsus Aben, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1921)
• Adriana Cornelia JANSEN, Loon op Zand,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Anna Jurgens, Ubach over Worms, Limburg, Nederland († 2007)
• Antonia Jacoba van Hoften, Heusden († 1922)

• Cornelius Babcock (90), Deloraine, Souris, Manitoba, Canada
• Arie Hendrik van Leeuwen (56), Zoeterwoude
• Christina Johanna Kouwenberg (1), Bergharen, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Idalie" Marie Jeanne de Meeûs (69), Gand, Belgique
• Aaltien Stevens (87), Exloo
• Dirk Hoeflaak (9), Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Vermeulen (33)
• Antje Luchtenberg (29), Bellingwolde (gem. Westerwolde)
• Baukje Beekkerk (71), Beetsterzwaag (Opsterland)
• Arend Feijers (80), Deventer

• 1919 » Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator († 1994)
• 1920 » Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author († 1974)
• 1920 » Marion Motley, American football player and coach († 1999)
• 1922 » Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician († 2013)
• 1922 » Sheila Sim, English actress († 2016)
• 1923 » Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer († 2006)
• 1923 » Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver († 1963)
• 1923 » Roger Lebel, Canadian actor († 1994)
• 1924 » Art Donovan, American football player and radio host († 2013)
• 1924 » Lou Brissie, American baseball player and scout († 2013)

• 1910 » O. Henry, American short story writer (b. 1862)
• 1913 » Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
• 1921 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (b. 1880)
• 1930 » Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
• 1934 » Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1934 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)

• 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 6.9 million citizens.
• January 16 » The Marxist Left in Slovakia and the Transcarpathian Ukraine holds its founding congress in Ľubochňa.
• March 6 » Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.
• March 18 » The Kronstadt rebellion is suppressed by the Red Army.
• July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
• September 5 » Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle party in San Francisco ends with the death of the young actress Virginia Rappe: One of the first scandals of the Hollywood community.
• October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.

The temperature on June 5, 1921 was between 11.3 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.