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• Andrew J Schipper, Aplington, Butler County, Iowa († 2010)
• Annigje Elisabeth Luijten, krimpen aan den ijssel (zuid holland) († 1967)
• Antinus Knol († 1980)
• Anne Gesine Schröder, Ostgrossefehn († 1991)
• Cornelis Klaver, Sijbekarspel († 1984)
• Cornelis Hofstede, Nijmegen, GL, Nederland († 1933)
• Aloysius Maria Fafiani, Amsterdam († 2007)
• Annigje Elizabeth Luijten, Krimpen aan den IJssel († 1967)
• Doris McNair Weisel († 2016)
• Dirkje van Duijn, Katwijk († 1988)

• Antonia Bernardina Gerarda van de Sande, Gemert, Nederland
• Allegonda Maria Hurks (17), Waalre
• Adrianus Vroomans (60), Rotterdam
• Albert Wopkes Elzinga (77), Harkema-Opeinde, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Barth (66), 's-Gravendeel, 3295, Nederland
• ADRIANUS VOOGT (71), ROTTERDAM
• Alida Spoelstra (73)
• Anna Helena (Lena)) Jannink (31), Oconee, Shelby IL (USA)
• Andreas Renatus BOUTTELISIER (16), Passendale
• Aleida Stundebeek (0), Almelo

• 1925 » Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician († 2020)
• 1925 » Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic († 2015)
• 1926 » David Tudor, American pianist and composer († 1996)
• 1926 » Patricia Neal, American actress († 2010)
• 1927 » Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic († 2007)
• 1928 » Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist († 1997)
• 1929 » Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian († 2019)
• 1929 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver († 1964)
• 1929 » Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist
• 1930 » Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

• 1913 » José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)
• 1915 » Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
• 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacob
11. Gerardus
12. Jacobus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Margaretha
14. Grietje
15. Aaltje
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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• August 27 » The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
• September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• September 27 » The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
• October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
• October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.

The temperature on January 20, 1928 was between -0.4 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.