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• Anna Mae Hoeksema, Lake Prairie Township, Marion, Iowa, United States († 2013)
• Alida Geertje Dokkum, Loenen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2005)
• Ad Lips († 1997)
• Antje Elzinga, Grootegast († 1996)
• Aart Kok († 2001)
• Antje Hamer, Gombong, Nederlands Indië († 2005)
• Alphonsina Jacoba Hermania Tax, Meerlo, Limburg, Nederland († 2001)
• Adriana Petronella Etman, Schiedam († 2011)
• Agnes Houwers, Schinnen,, Limburg, Nederland († 2011)
• antonia geertruida maria (tonnie) van mullekom, eindhoven (strijp) († 2011)

• Cornelis Reinier de Lang (67), Gorinchem
• Cornels Reinier de Lang (67), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Claës Ejnar Johansson (18), Norra Kattarp 1, Laholms landsförs (N)
• Dirk Johannes Overduijn (64), Arnhem
• Dettje van der Wal (66), Drachten, Smallingerland (Frl)
• Aart Wittingen (53), Zwolle
• Bastiaan VAN DER HAAR (0), Lopik, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Fokker (66), HIlversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Dettje Jans van der Wal (66), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelis Reinier DE LANG (67), Gorinchem (NL/ZH)

• 1917 » Pamela Brown, English actress († 1975)
• 1918 » Craig Stevens, American actor († 2000)
• 1918 » Edward B. Giller, U.S Major General († 2017)
• 1918 » Irwin Hasen, American illustrator († 2015)
• 1918 » Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 († 2008)
• 1918 » Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot († 2002)
• 1918 » Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy († 2009)
• 1919 » Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany († 2016)
• 1920 » Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman († 1995)
• 1921 » John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, responsible for controversial sexual identity study on David Reimer († 2006)

• 1905 » Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (b. 1834)
• 1913 » Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (b. 1880)
• 1917 » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)
• 1930 » Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1856)
• 1933 » Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (b. 1863)
• 1934 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (b. 1848)
• 1939 » Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)

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 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
• August 13 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• August 20 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
• October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
• October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
• December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5M_w , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.

The temperature on July 8, 1920 was between 12.2 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.