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• Albertus van Nie, Zeist, Utrecht, The Netherlands († 1942)
• Adriaantje Maaike Molendijk, Pernis († 1990)
• Albertus Hermanus Antonius Hartwich, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1972)
• Adrianus Gerrit Ruske († 1948)
• Antonius Petrus Kenter, Amsterdam Noord-Holland Nederland († 1925)
• Arie HOL, Everdingen († 2008)
• August Suelmann, Haren-Erika († 1995)
• Anna Francisca Adriana Tra, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)
• Arie Hol, Everdingen († 2008)
• Anna Johanna EIJGENRAAM († 1976)

• Antonius Hageman (48), Didam,Montferland,Gelderland,Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Gerardus Reuser (0), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Crebber (69)
• Andrew MAIR (68), Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States
• Anna Maria Snellens (78), Heemstede
• Adrianus TIMMERMANS (79), Wouw
• Adrianus TIMMERMANS (79), WOUW, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Gerardus REUSER (0), Maastricht
• Antje van Binsbergen (34), Kesteren
• Alfred van Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim und Dyck (61), Morken-Harff

• 1921 » Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada († 2017)
• 1922 » William Schallert, American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild († 2016)
• 1923 » Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland († 2014)
• 1924 » Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader († 2009)
• 1924 » Mahim Bora, Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour († 2016)
• 1925 » Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1981)
• 1925 » Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon and academic
• 1925 » Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! († 2007)
• 1926 » Armando Silvestre, Mexican-American actor
• 1926 » Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic († 2007)

• 1901 » Chlodwig Carl Viktor, German prince and chancellor (b. 1819)
• 1902 » Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (b. 1890)
• 1904 » Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet and philosopher (b. 1845)
• 1907 » August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)
• 1916 » Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (b. 1840)
• 1918 » Wilhelm von Mirbach, German diplomat (b. 1871)
• 1922 » Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (b. 1863)
• 1932 » Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (b. 1859)
• 1934 » Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)
• 1946 » Horace Pippin, American painter (b. 1888)

• 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 7.2 million citizens.
• February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
• April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
• April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
• April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
• June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
• December 19 » The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.

The temperature on July 6, 1924 was between 11.6 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.