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• Alfonsius Henricus Rasing († 1980)
• Arie Muntjewerf, Oudesluis, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Bernhard Heinrich Funke († 1991)
• Béatrice Marie Léonie de PRET ROOSE de CALESBERG, Bruxelles, 21004, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique († 1994)
• Anna Brugge, Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland († 1967)
• Middelkoop, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Antonie M. G. Jongen, Heers, België († 2011)
• Anthonius Aloysius Rasing († 1996)
• Annie Ellen Schaafsma, Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2007)
• Adriaan Gerardus Verschure, Geertruidenberg († 2001)

• Ary BRIL (61), Voorschoten, ZH, Nederland
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• Cornelia Jacobse den Dulk (81), Rijswijk, Nederland
• Antonie de Zoete (0), Zaltbommel(GE)
• Cornelia den Dulk (81), Rijswijk
• Antonius Melchior Friebel (0), Nijmegen
• Christina Kaljouw (41)
• Alida Margaretha Horeman (37), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Alida Elizabeth Serné (72), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alida Elisabeth Serné (72), Utrecht

• 1916 » Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet († 2000)
• 1916 » Fiorenzo Angelini, Italian cardinal († 2014)
• 1918 » T. J. Jemison, American minister and activist († 2013)
• 1919 » Stanley Middleton, English author († 2009)
• 1920 » Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player († 1992)
• 1921 » Jack Kramer, American tennis player, sailor, and sportscaster († 2009)
• 1921 » Pat McDonald, Australian actress († 1990)
• 1922 » Arthur Hill, Canadian-American actor († 2006)
• 1923 » Val Bettin, American actor
• 1924 » Abdullah of Saudi Arabia († 2015)

• 1903 » Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and scout (b. 1853)
• 1911 » Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1852)
• 1911 » Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (b. 1843)
• 1918 » John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (b. 1854)
• 1920 » Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856)
• 1921 » T.J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (b. 1876)
• 1922 » Donát Bánki, Hungarian engineer (b. 1856)
• 1929 » Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and academic (b. 1862)
• 1943 » Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1921)

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.
• February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
• February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
• March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
• May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
• August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
• December 11 » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

The temperature on August 1, 1920 was between 13.1 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.