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July 19, 1918Born on Saturday July 20, 1918
- Anna Maria van Lier, Udenhout († 1997)
- Alfredina Johanna Maria Verwaijen, Bodja, Java
- Anna Maria GRIELENS, Vlimmeren, Beerse, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 2000)
- Antonia de Koning, Amsterdam († 1993)
- Alida Wilhelmina van Drunick († 1964)
- Albert Harms, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 2014)
- Andrew John Coviello, Port Chester, Westchester, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1992)
- Anthonie Jan Kloet, Duivendijke, Zeeland, Nederland († 2000)
- Alberdena Marie "Dena" Sleper, German Twp., Kossuth Co., IA († 1967)
- Aafje Jacobdr Dirkmaat, Broek op Langedijk, Noord Holland († 2002)
Died on Saturday July 20, 1918
- Anna Johanna Catrina Schuerveld (66), Middelburg
- Arie Hans (28), Op zee
- Anna Isabella van Beeck (67), Woensdrecht
- Anna Barbara Amelia Baajen (67), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aartje Bruinink (0), Harderwijk
- Adrianus Lambertus SMITS (54), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antonia Maria Somers (53), Tilburg, Nederland
- Antje van Amerongen (54), 's-Gravenhage
- Albertus Linneman (0), Coevorden
- Apolonia de Haas (64), Wateringen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 20, 1918 at Delpher
Born on July 20
- 1914 » Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician († 2005)
- 1914 » Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian philanthropist († 2018)
- 1914 » Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal († 2013)
- 1918 » Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer († 2006)
- 1919 » Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer († 2008)
- 1919 » Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge, English writer († 2012)
- 1920 » Elliot Richardson, American lieutenant and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Defense († 1999)
- 1921 » Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author († 2013)
- 1922 » Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Transportation
- 1923 » Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist († 2005)
Died on July 20
- 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
- 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
- 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
- 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
- 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
- 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
- 1926 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
- 1927 » Ferdinand I, king of Romania (b. 1865)
- 1928 » Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (b. 1896)
- 1932 » René Bazin, French author and academic (b. 1853)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- April 23 » World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge.
- July 4 » Mehmed V died at the age of 73 and Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI ascends to the throne.
- August 29 » World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive.
- September 29 » The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
- September 29 » World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica.
- November 11 » Józef Piłsudski assumes supreme military power in Poland - symbolic first day of Polish independence.
The weather on Saturday July 20, 1918
The temperature on July 20, 1918 was between 13.5 °C and 26.1 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI