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• Adelaida Alonso-Martínez, Madrid († 2002)
• * Gijsberdina-Francisca Herman, Vlijmen († 1994)
• Adrianus Louter, Alkmaar († 1994)
• Anna Marie Kuper, Davis, Turner Co., SD († 2000)
• Adrianus (Janus) Middelkoop, Sliedrecht († 2003)
• Antonia Maria Stokkermans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Bassa, Noordeloos, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Andries Jansen († 2003)
• André M. Post, Bussum († 2008)
• Vegers, Zevenbergen († 1978)

• Albert Alberts Zwaagstra (73), Twijzel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alexandrina Angela Pieper (87), Groningen
• Albert Alberts Zwaagstra (74), Twijzel, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Adrianus Trommelen (3), Zevenbergen
• Alida Neeltje de Graaf (67), Maasland
• Antje Hebbes Smid (92), Veerste Veldhuis, Groningen, Nederland
• Snellenberg, Utrecht
• Aaltje van der Hoek (62), Rotterdam
• Anna Janna van der Wiel (0), Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Andries Christiaans Heikamp (55), Apeldoorn

• 1915 » S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare († 2014)
• 1917 » Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist († 2008)
• 1918 » Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster († 1997)
• 1919 » Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2011)
• 1919 » Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright († 1988)
• 1919 » Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate († 2012)
• 1920 » Helen O'Connell, American singer († 1993)
• 1923 » Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist († 2009)
• 1923 » Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist († 2012)
• 1924 » Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist († 2014)

• 1906 » Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (b. 1828)
• 1908 » François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
• 1920 » Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (b. 1856)
• 1921 » August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (b. 1872)
• 1934 » Bonnie Parker, American criminal (b. 1910)
• 1934 » Clyde Barrow, American criminal (b. 1909)
• 1934 » Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (b. 1860)
• 1937 » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (b. 1839)
• 1938 » Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1886)

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 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• February 29 » Czechoslovak National Assembly adopts the Constitution.
• May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
• June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
• August 20 » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
• November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The temperature on May 23, 1920 was between 4.6 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.