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Born on Thursday August 20, 1914
- Adrianus Suykerbuyk, Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alida Siliakus, 's-Gravenhage
- Antje Arnoldus, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Manders, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands
- (Susanne) Helena Termeer
- Adriaan Gerardus Maria Rokebrand, Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alois CASTELAIN, Mouscron (Moeskroen)
- Trijntje Henriette Petronella Jaspers, Amsterdam († 1999)
- Anna Joniaux, Oud-Vroenhoven, Maastricht († 1993)
- Antonius Theodorus Hoogeveen, Nijmegen († 1966)
Died on Thursday August 20, 1914
- "Fernand" Ferdinand Ferdinant FROGNER (66), Witry, 84076, Luxembourg, Belgique
- Anna Rintjes Heringa (88), Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aurélia Baudry (59), Caudry, 59540, Nord, France
- Alida Barbara de Beus (74), Loenen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antonia Koudijs (65), Woudenberg
- Arie Cornelis van Batenburg (53), Beusichem (Buren) (GL)
- Bouwina Fenna Wiersema
- Anna Maria de Geus (0), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Alida Ruggenberg (0), Leerdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Heringa (88), Dantumadeel, NL-FR
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 20, 1914 at Delpher
Born on August 20
- 1909 » Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player († 1978)
- 1909 » André Morell, English actor († 1978)
- 1910 » Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch († 1961)
- 1912 » John H. Michaelis, American general († 1985)
- 1913 » Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
- 1916 » Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian-German chess player and chemist († 1984)
- 1917 » Terry Sanford, 65th Governor of North Carolina († 1998)
- 1918 » Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author († 1974)
- 1919 » Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece († 2000)
- 1919 » Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
Died on August 20
- 1893 » Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)
- 1897 » Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)
- 1912 » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
- 1914 » Pope Pius X (b. 1835)
- 1915 » Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1917 » Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1919 » Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)
- 1930 » Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)
- 1936 » Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)
- 1939 » Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- 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.
- May 25 » The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland.
- August 12 » World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium.
- September 1 » St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
- October 27 » First World War: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.
- November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
- November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
Weather August 20, 1914
The temperature on August 20, 1914 was between 9.5 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.