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• Auke Sibbeles Breeuwsma, Nijland († 2012)
• Gerrit Meerlo, Dedemsvaart († 2014)
• Harm Huizing, Onstwedde (Stadskanaal) Groningen Nederland († 2004)
• Brian Dunstan Hamilton, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales († 1940)
• Henriette Raes, Oostnieuwkerke († 1978)
• Hendrik Willem "Hokelo" Rosenberg, Antwerpen, België († 1995)
• Bernardus Johannes Venneman, Gendringen, Nederland († 1936)
• Gerrie Meiners, Nijmegen († 1944)
• Alida van Ginkel († 1981)
• Auke Sibbeles Breeuwsma, Nijland, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2012)

• Anne van Aarde (57), Utrecht
• Arie van der Nol (73), 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Van De Beek (8)
• Antoinette van Heijst (65), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Bosters (84), Rotterdam
• Catharina Jager (46), Arnhem
• Bouktje Turksma (74), Niebert, Nederland
• Arthur Gustaaf Van Vlierberghe (57), Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Adriaan Doelman (23), Maasland (Midden-Delfland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Christiaan van Keulen (56), Eindhoven

• 1929 » Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance
• 1930 » Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach († 2009)
• 1931 » Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager († 1982)
• 1931 » Louis Smith, American trumpeter († 2016)
• 1933 » Constance Towers, American actress and singer
• 1935 » José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay
• 1936 » Anthony Zerbe, American actor
• 1937 » Dave Hill, American golfer († 2011)
• 1937 » Derek Lampe, English footballer
• 1939 » Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter († 2014)

• 1917 » Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1887)
• 1924 » Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869)
• 1925 » Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1831)
• 1940 » Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1942 » Hector Guimard, French Architect (b. 1867)
• 1946 » Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Georgios Siantos, Greek sergeant and politician (b. 1890)
• 1947 » Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
• 1949 » Damaskinos of Athens, Greek archbishop and politician, 137th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1891)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Grietje
14. Helena
15. Geertruida
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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
• January 1 » A "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" comes into effect in Nazi Germany.
• January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
• February 21 » Augusto Sandino is executed.
• July 11 » Engelbert Zaschka of Germany flies his large human-powered aircraft, the Zaschka Human-Power Aircraft, about 20 meters at Berlin Tempelhof Airport without assisted take-off.
• November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.
• December 11 » Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the final time.

The temperature on May 20, 1934 was between 8.1 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.