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• Adrianus Arie Bregman, Gouderak († 2008)
• Albert Hugen, Emmen († 1996)
• Alida Cornelia Naberhuis, Haarlemmermeer († 2014)
• Albert Hugen, Emmen († 1996)
• Adriaan Rein Graaf de († 2000)
• Aleida Hendrika KLOMPENHOUWER († 1996)
• Annet Verdoolaege, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2012)
• Aan Douwe van Kralingen, 's-Gravenhage († 1997)
• Aart van Scherrenburg, Ede († 1974)
• Spee, Neer († 1922)

• Aagje Pieters Bierma (72), Osingastraat 38 te Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Engelina van der Drift (42), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie HOS (68), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur William Henry Plumstead (60), Umtali, Manicaland, Southern Rhodesia
• Adriaantje Plasier (46), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adolph Eden (38), Olmsted County, Rochester, Minnesota
• Antje Klases Ratsma (77), Workum, Nederland
• Amy Maria Peisel (59), Groningen
• Adriana Maria Van Aert (93), Zundert, Noord-Brabant,Netherlands
• Albert Bokking (72), Ambt Hardenberg

• 1917 » Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author († 1997)
• 1917 » David Bohm, American-English physicist, neuropsychologist, and philosopher († 1992)
• 1918 » Jean Marchand, Canadian trade union leader and politician, 43rd Secretary of State for Canada († 1988)
• 1922 » Beverly Pepper, American sculptor and painter († 2020)
• 1922 » George Roy Hill, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2002)
• 1924 » Charlie Callas, American actor and comedian († 2011)
• 1924 » Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada († 1980)
• 1925 » Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer († 2007)
• 1926 » Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2015)
• 1926 » Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics († 2009)

• 1915 » Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)
• 1916 » Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (b. 1856)
• 1917 » Lucien Petit-Breton, French-Argentinian cyclist (b. 1882)
• 1919 » Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1835)
• 1920 » Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
• 1921 » Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist (b. 1852)
• 1927 » Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1872)
• 1929 » Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 8th President of France (b. 1838)
• 1935 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)
• 1937 » Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)

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. Gerardus
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Grietje
15. Margaretha
16. Helena

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
• February 9 » Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
• March 18 » In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two.
• April 24 » The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
• July 20 » The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
• September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
• October 31 » Benito Mussolini is made Prime Minister of Italy

The temperature on December 20, 1922 was between 2.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.