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• van Groenendaal, Tilburg († 2010)
• Anna Theresia Antonetta Maria Rijnen, Tilburg, NB Netherlands († 2010)
• Abraham Mendels, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Antonie Marinus Evertzen, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1967)
• Alida Petronella Geerlings, Noordwijkerhout († 2019)
• Alexander Aleszka Sr, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America († 1978)
• Antje Langenberg, 's-Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Alec Alfred Edward NIGHTINGALE († 1987)
• Antienus Louissen († 1974)
• Berend Johannes Veldkamp, Heerde († 2017)

• Anna Jans Douwes (46), Nietap, Roden, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Cornelia Anthonia Maria Oetgens van Waveren-Pancras Clifford (52)
• Bernardus Dirks (65), groningen
• Anna Jacoba Gerlings (78), Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands
• Bernardina Theresia Beindorff (0), Amsterdam
• Elisabeth Margaretha Adelerhof (68), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Follena de Bie (74), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Wagemans, Tielen
• Edmundus WASTYN (62), Lauwe, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Cornelus Antonius Jans (0), Escharen, NBr., NL

• 1920 » James E. Faust, American religious leader, lawyer, and politician († 2007)
• 1921 » Donald Malarkey, American sergeant and author († 2017)
• 1921 » Peter Benenson, English lawyer and activist, founded Amnesty International († 2005)
• 1921 » Whitney Young, American activist († 1971)
• 1922 » Hank Bauer, American baseball player and manager († 2007)
• 1923 » Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records († 2006)
• 1923 » Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer, invented Kevlar († 2014)
• 1924 » Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach († 2015)
• 1925 » Carmel Quinn, Irish singer, actress and writer
• 1925 » John Swainson, Canadian-American jurist and politician, 42nd Governor of Michigan († 1994)

• 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
• 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
• 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)

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

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

• 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 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 7.1 million citizens.
• March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
• June 9 » Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup.
• August 16 » The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
• September 29 » The British Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.
• September 29 » The First American Track & Field championships for women are held.
• October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.

The temperature on July 31, 1923 was between 12.4 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 10.4 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.