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• Albertus Alphonsus Stephania Horemans, Herenthout, België
• Albrecht Jozef Ilsbroux, Wilderen, België († 1969)
• Anna Barbara Robben, Tilburg († 1990)
• Anna Cornelia Hendriks, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2007)
• Aafke Bouwina Bijsterveld
• Agnes Maria Samuels, Majong, afdeling Japara (Koedoes)
• Adrianus ZOETEMAN, Puttershoek († 1994)
• Adriaantje van Sintmaartensdijk, Rotterdam († 2002)
• Aalke Jans van der Meer, Bergum († 1981)
• Aart Schuit, Putten

• Aaltje Elisabeth Geertruida Oxener (85), Apeldoorn (Het Loo)
• Beert Spaan (97), Doornspijk (Elburg), Gld, NL
• Adriana Cornelia Wijnen (70), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Alma Etta Gunn (24), Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Aaltje Sjerps Hof (80), Oosterwolde, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Alje Hofman (70), Wildervank
• Aagje de Vries (71), Oostzaan
• Anna Maria van Herwijnen (69), Aalburg (Meeuwen, Hill en Babyloniënbroek) (Noord Brabant)
• Aaltje Elisabeth Geertruida Oxener (85), Het Loo (Apeldoorn)
• Anna Maria Catharina Cuijpers (65), Vlodrop

• 1908 » Dennis Morgan, American actor and singer († 1994)
• 1909 » Vakkom Majeed, Indian journalist and politician († 2000)
• 1911 » Hortense Calisher, American author († 2009)
• 1914 » Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician († 2013)
• 1915 » Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet († 1995)
• 1916 » Michel Chartrand, Canadian trade union leader and activist († 2010)
• 1917 » Audrey Totter, American actress († 2013)
• 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)

• 1893 » George C. Magoun, American businessman (b. 1840)
• 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)

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.
• August 15 » The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SSAncon.
• August 24 » World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
• August 28 » World War I: German troops take the city of Namur in Belgium.
• September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
• September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
• December 25 » A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas.

The temperature on December 20, 1914 was between 0.1 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.