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• Antoinet Haerkens, Batenburg, Gelderland, Nederland († 2016)
• Antonius Gerardus Maria Koppers, Heijen († 1932)
• Anna Jozefa Maria Lelijveld, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2015)
• Cyrillus Eduardus Maria "Ed" de Maat, Stoppeldijk,Zeeland, Nederland († 2013)
• Catharinus (Lieuwes) van der Meer, Sneek († 2009)
• Alberta Gerdina (Gerdien) van Tergouw († 2003)
• Clarice Josine Baas, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2021)
• Arthur Joseph Dupont, Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, België († 1995)
• Celina Irma Amanda Dhuijvetter, Biervliet († 2001)
• Apollonia Hulzing, 's-Gravenhage († 2024)

• Bernardus Geurs (81), Geertruidenberg
• Cornelia van der Meijden (77), Utrecht
• Bento Gomes Ramalho (55)
• Krijnen (0), Ginneken en Bavel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Clara Ellen Gill (73), Vancouver, Clark, Washington
• Bouke Swier (86), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Angenis Post (87), Leerdam (87jr)
• Adriana Vroonhof (80), Nederweert
• Anna Grieta Bulle (84), Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland-Zandberg
• Antonia den Hond (31), Rotterdam Hillegersberg

• 1928 » John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer († 2011)
• 1928 » Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author († 2017)
• 1928 » T. Boone Pickens, American businessman († 2019)
• 1929 » Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet († 2013)
• 1930 » Harvey Milk, American lieutenant and politician († 1978)
• 1930 » Kenny Ball, English jazz trumpet player, vocalist, and bandleader († 2013)
• 1930 » Marisol Escobar, French-American sculptor († 2016)
• 1932 » Robert Spitzer, American psychiatrist and academic († 2015)
• 1933 » Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician and academic († 1996)
• 1934 » Peter Nero, American pianist and conductor

• 1901 » Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (b. 1869)
• 1910 » Jules Renard, French author and playwright (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish activist, landlord, and playwright, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1852)
• 1933 » Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav, Mongolian politician, 10th Prime Minister of Mongolia (b. 1894)
• 1938 » William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Ernst Toller, German playwright and author (b. 1893)
• 1939 » Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
• 1954 » Chief Bender, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1884)
• 1965 » Christopher Stone, English radio host (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Tom Goddard, English cricketer (b. 1900)

• 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
• May 4 » In Atlanta, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion.
• May 29 » World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
• July 28 » U.S. President Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
• August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
• November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
• December 10 » Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

The temperature on May 22, 1932 was between 11.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.