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• Bernard Ykema († 1945)
• Adam Margaretha Groot-, Ursem, Nederland († 1995)
• Alida Guijt, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Abraham Zwetsloot, Leiden († 1957)
• Alida Vlug, Nederhorst den Berg Noord-Holland († 1991)
• Adrianus Petrus Schuurbiers, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
• Louisa (Wies) Catharina Maria Baart, Amsterdam
• Alexandrine J. Smolders, Heers, België († 2009)
• Anna Maria Josephina Blauwen, Nuth († 2013)
• Arie Bagijn, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)

• Arie de Jong (69), Noordeloos
• Claston Bond (73), Dodge Center, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States of America
• Fijtje Jansd. Sons (69), Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Fijtje SONS (69), Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Dirk Berkhout (50), Soerabaja, Java, Ned. Indie
• Fijtje Sons (69), Koog aan de Zaan,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aafke VAN DER SCHAAF (9), Huizum (Leeuwarden) Friesland Netherlands
• Elisabeth van den Heuvel (27), Eindhoven
• Christian Reinhart (55), Maryhill, Ontario, Canada
• Catharinus Westerik (72), Arnhem, prov. Gelderland

• 1918 » Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager († 2001)
• 1919 » Pauline Betz, American tennis player († 2011)
• 1920 » Ella Raines, American actress († 1988)
• 1920 » John Graves, American author († 2013)
• 1920 » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter († 1985)
• 1922 » Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois († 2015)
• 1922 » Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways († 2006)
• 1923 » Jess Collins, American painter († 2004)
• 1923 » Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Defence
• 1924 » Samuel Bowers, American activist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan († 2006)

• 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
• 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
• 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
• 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
• 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
• 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
• 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
• 1946 » Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (b. 1903)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
• January 11 » First use of insulin to treat diabetes in a human patient.
• July 1 » The Great Railroad Strike of 1922 begins in the United States.
• August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
• September 9 » The Greco-Turkish War effectively ends with Turkish victory over the Greeks in Smyrna.
• September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
• December 8 » Northern Ireland ceases to be part of the Irish Free State.

The temperature on August 6, 1922 was between 7.8 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 9.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.