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• Abraham (Bram) Moerman, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1992)
• Ariën Frans Doeksen, Terschelling († 1986)
• Albert Reijers, Hilversum († 2009)
• Alida Engel, Alkemade, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Alice Louise Hanson, Los Angeles County, California, Verenigde Staten († 1989)
• Anna Dizij, Maastricht,, Limburg, Nederland († 2012)
• An Peeters, Egchel († 2000)
• EILANDER, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1920)
• Leijten, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Barbant, Nederland († 1920)
• Andreas Thomas van Geffen, Horst

• Doodgeboren dochter Wilson (0), Utrecht
• Catharina Jacoba Christina Vas Visser (54), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Caroline C Slack (81), Anoka, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Dekker (47), Haarlem,North Holland,Netherlands
• (10) van Doren, Standdaarbuiten
• Aleida Zilversmit (70), Amersfoort
• Anthonie Nuijen (70), Woensdrecht
• Doodgeboren dochter van Doren (0), Standdaarbuiten
• Delia Maria Decker (0), Verenigde Statn
• Catharina Jacoba Christine Vas Visser (54), 's Gravenhage

• 1917 » Billy Conn, American boxer († 1993)
• 1917 » Walter Lord, American historian and author († 2002)
• 1918 » Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician († 2012)
• 1918 » Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2018)
• 1919 » Jack McGrath, American race car driver († 1955)
• 1919 » Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan († 2007)
• 1920 » Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author († 1986)
• 1921 » Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist († 2010)
• 1922 » Herbert B. Leonard, American production manager and producer († 2006)
• 1922 » Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager († 2007)

• 1897 » Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (b. 1830)
• 1928 » Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1889)
• 1931 » John Monash, Australian general and engineer (b. 1865)
• 1936 » Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1845)
• 1936 » Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1936 » Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1936 » William Henry Stark, American businessman (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (b. 1869)
• 1944 » Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (b. 1869)

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 7 » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
• January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
• January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
• May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
• October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
• November 21 » Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday".

The temperature on October 8, 1920 was between 9.0 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.