About the day » Monday January 12, 1920Calender converter

• Antonius Geelen, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1985)
• Anthonius Martens, Velsen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Alexander Sampson Craner, Prescott, Ogemaw County, Michigan († 1972)
• Adrianus van der Heiden, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1922)
• Alphonsus Cornelus Verschuren († 1920)
• Abram Apon, Rotterdam († 1920)
• Anna de Groot, Egmond aan Zee († 1994)
• An (Joanna Paulina) Smits, Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Alberdeen Elnora Abbas, German Township, Grundy County, Iowa († 1991)
• (naamloos) Suijkerbuijk, Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1920)

• Anna Elizabeth van Eenige (61), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Berend Kuiper (67), Musselkanaal
• Aaltje Wertheijm (69)
• Anna Jans Smit (76), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• (naamloos) Suijkerbuijk (0), Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• arie SCHIPPER (75), oud-beijerland
• Annigje Gerhardusdr. Veldhuis (39), Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aart Van Essen (0), Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aart van Zanten (68), Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
• Andries Jans Dekker (64), Edam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 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.
• January 8 » The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
• February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
• June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
• August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
• October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.

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.