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• Albert Stulens, Eigenbilzen († 1987)
• Antonius Geelen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1985)
• Albert Boelen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1997)
• Bastiaan de Roos, Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland († 1920)
• Alida Biemans, Oosterhout, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands († 1942)
• André Geldhof, Mortrée France († 2006)
• Anna Rutzki, Antwerp, Belgium († 1943)
• Anna Maria Verblakt († 1987)
• Andries Jager, Boijl, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 2010)
• Adrianus van der Heiden, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1922)

• Arend Jan Nijland (81)
• Antje Gorter (36), Westwoud, Gemeente Drechterland, Noord-Holland, NEDERLAND
• Annigje Gerhardusdr. Veldhuis (39), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriana Pryna Hoogstrate (23), voorhout
• (naamloos) Suijkerbuijk (0), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albertje Kwint (44), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje Gorter (36), Westwoud
• Arij SCHIPPER (75), Oud-Beijerland
• Arend Talens (0), Groningen
• Booster (0)

• 1916 » Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2018)
• 1916 » P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa († 2006)
• 1916 » Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor († 2013)
• 1917 » Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 2007)
• 1917 » Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2007)
• 1920 » James Farmer, American activist and politician, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality († 1999)
• 1920 » Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic († 2009)
• 1922 » Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian († 1994)
• 1923 » Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima († 1955)
• 1924 » Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver and businessman († 1998)

• 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)

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

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

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
• March 19 » The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
• May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
• August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
• August 18 » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
• November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
• November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.

The temperature on January 12, 1920 was between 5.4 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.