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• Bess Agnes Larson († 1992)
• Griek
• Areke den Besten († 2003)
• Angelie Maria van Bommel, Moergestel († 2016)
• Angelie Maria van Bommel, Moergestel († 2016)
• Aaltje LANDLUST, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 2008)
• Allen Joseph Tichenor, New Jersey, United States († 1998)
• Anne BIJLSMA († 2002)
• Alma Faye Mccarn, Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States († 1995)
• Arnoldus Cornelis Goedhart, Zuilen († 2000)

• Augustinus Ludovicus Joannes Beyne (41), Saint-Ouen-de-Thourbeville (bisdom Evreux)
• Adriaan BROEREN (73), Etten-Leur (N.Br. Nl)
• ANDREW "Ephraham" "Eafron" "Andy" "Beady E" Mink (72), Spencer, Kentucky, United States
• Bareld Wiebes Kootstra (84), Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
• Albertus de Graaf (0), Apeldoorn
• Antonia Christiaanse (41), Utrecht
• Adriaan Petri (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Noordhoek (64), Rotterdam
• AGATHA JOHANNA VELDHEER (39), VLAARDINGEN
• Anna Catharina Pretorius (72), MUIDEN (Gooise Meren), Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1915 » Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe († 2014)
• 1915 » Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain († 1991)
• 1917 » Harry Cranbrook Allen, English historian († 1998)
• 1918 » Helene Hale, American politician († 2013)
• 1918 » Naoki Kazu, Japanese football player (d.1940s)
• 1918 » Stanley Armour Dunham, American sergeant († 1992)
• 1919 » Carl Graffunder, American architect and educator († 2013)
• 1920 » Neal Edward Smith, American pilot, lawyer and politician
• 1920 » Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager († 2013)
• 1921 » Donald Campbell, English race car driver († 1967)

• 1883 » Arthur Macalister, Scottish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1818)
• 1884 » Henry C. Lord, American businessman (b. 1824)
• 1910 » Nadar, French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)
• 1914 » Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
• 1923 » Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
• 1931 » Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1931 » Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (b. 1908)
• 1931 » Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (b. 1907)
• 1953 » Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (b. 1877)

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

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

• 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.
• January 17 » Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
• April 1 » The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
• June 24 » First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
• September 15 » World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
• September 26 » World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
• November 27 » The Free Territory of Ukraine is established in Huliaipole.

The temperature on March 23, 1918 was between -1.5 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.