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• Adriana Alberdina Diebels, Utrecht
• Alida Haring († 1922)
• Alida Allard, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Nicolaas de KOK, Hof van Delft
• Alonzo James (Lonnie) Fergus, Garfield CO († 1991)
• Albertus Hermannus Alferink, Heeten (Raalte) († 1976)
• Anna van der Pligt, Vlaardingen († 1995)
• Anna Cornelia Harms, Emmen († 2002)
• Annechien van der Laan, Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Nederland, Nederland
• Antoon Nicolaas Wilhelmus NODELIJK, 's-Gravenhage

• Adriana Elisabeth Hendriks (86), Oosterhout
• Cora Lucasse (50), Grand Rapids (Kent), Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Geertruida van der Wees (5), Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Antonius de Lorijn (77), Puiflijk
• Cecilia Ann Johnson (70), Sabina, Clinton, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Teela (0), Oldenzaal
• Albertje Goossen- (3), Roderveld, Nederland
• Andries Jans van der Zwaag (0), Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Augustinus Franciscus Huijgens (39), Clinge
• Baron Ernst of Wetzhausen (84), Bettenburg

• 1913 » Charles Berlitz, American linguist († 2003)
• 1913 » Charles Bettelheim, French Marxian economist and historian († 2006)
• 1913 » Franz Berghammer, Austrian field handballer († 1944)
• 1913 » Judy Canova, American actress and comedian († 1983)
• 1913 » Kostas Choumis, Greek footballer († 1981)
• 1913 » Libertas Schulze-Boysen, German opponent of the Nazis († 1942)
• 1913 » Russell Rouse, American screenwriter, director and producer († 1987)
• 1913 » Yakov Zak, Soviet pianist († 1976)
• 1914 » Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer and politician († 1992)
• 1914 » Kurt Lundqvist, Swedish high jumper († 1976)

• 1898 » Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer (b. 1817)
• 1903 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, French race car driver (b. 1867)
• 1903 » Tom Horn, American scout, cowboy, soldier
• 1908 » Albert Dietrich, German composer and conductor (b. 1829)
• 1908 » Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1868)
• 1910 » Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (b. 1828)
• 1918 » John Bauer, Swedish painter and illustrator (b.1882)
• 1923 » Allen Holubar, American actor and director
• 1924 » Ebenezer Cobb Morley, English sportsman and the father of the Football Association and modern football (b. 1831)
• 1925 » Alexandra of Denmark, queen of England (b. 1844)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• January 5 » The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
• July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
• September 3 » French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
• November 1 » World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMSGood Hope and HMSMonmouth.
• November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
• December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

The temperature on November 20, 1914 was between -6.3 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.