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• Hendrik Johan Protzman, Almelo († 1993)
• Arend van Rhijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
• Heino Derk Bruggemann, Winschoten († 1991)
• Anna Gulpers, Schaesberg (L
• Franz Aehlen, Rühlertwist, Duitsland († 2008)
• Anna Catharina, Trine Lambers, Barger Oosterveen († 2002)
• Anna Afra Bruin, Heiloo
• Arnoldus Jacobus Janssen, Dreumel († 1970)
• Elizabeth Johanna (Els) van Gink, Barneveld († 2000)
• Henricus Bernardus Antonius Windt, Amsterdam († 1986)

• Aagje Pieters Rauwerda (82)
• Alagonda Maria Schattenberg (76), Groningen
• Albert Hindriks (91), Haren, Groningen, Nederland
• Arres van de Geer (74), Culemborg (GL)
• Anna Maria van Asveld (75), Boxtel
• Anna Maria Fransen (56), Eksel, Limburg, België
• bakker Gerardus Hendrikus Kuitenbrouwer, Soest
• Bernardus Wilhelmus Eijssens (75), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Andries Hannema (86), Nes (Ameland)
• Antje Ritzema (72), Bedum

• 1927 » Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, English engineer and politician († 2016)
• 1931 » Mala Powers, American actress († 2007)
• 1932 » John Hillerman, American actor († 2017)
• 1933 » Jean Carnahan, American author and politician
• 1933 » Olavi Salonen, Finnish runner
• 1933 » Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist
• 1935 » Khalid Ibadulla, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster
• 1939 » Kathryn Joosten, American actress († 2012)
• 1939 » Kim Weston, American soul singer
• 1940 » Pat Chapman, English chef and author, founded The Curry Club

• 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)
• 1938 » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)
• 1938 » Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Igor Severyanin, Russian-Estonian poet and author (b. 1887)

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

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

• 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
• January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
• January 15 » The 8.0 M_w  Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.
• February 2 » The Export-Import Bank of the United States is incorporated.
• July 20 » Labor unrest in the U.S.: Police in Minneapolis fire upon striking truck drivers, during the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, killing two and wounding sixty-seven.
• September 22 » The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
• December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

The temperature on December 20, 1934 was between 7.4 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.