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• Anna Cornelia Harmina Karmiggelt, Leuvenheim (Brummen) († 2015)
• Anna Struiksma, Deersum († 1991)
• Adriana Geerdina Brouwers, Oosterhout († 1980)
• Christine Schadd († 1994)
• Adrianus Reuvers, Standdaarbuiten († 1997)
• Cornelis Johannes Steenbekkers († 1992)
• Christina Schadd, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1993)
• * Johanna Burgers, Vreeswijk († 1985)
• Bergmans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Hagelaars, Engelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland (NLD) († 1978)

• Aafje Spruit (44), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Sophia Weskamp (76), Osnabruck, Westfalen, Duitsland
• Aboline Davidson (90), Baylis, Pike County, Illinois
• Adrianus Franken (75), Princenhage, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Abeltje Hendriks de Jong (74), Ooststellingwerf (Frl.)
• Anna Maria Sofia Weskamp (76)
• Barbara Smits (38), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Wijnands (55), Havelte
• Antonia Witjes (80), Everdingen
• Berdina Elisabeth Kwestroo (61), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1916 » Gene Mako, Hungarian-American tennis player and actor († 2013)
• 1916 » Rafael Caldera, Venezuelan lawyer and politician, 65th President of Venezuela († 2009)
• 1917 » Ernest Borgnine, American actor († 2012)
• 1917 » Wilhelmus Demarteau, Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church († 2012)
• 1918 » Gottfried von Einem, Austrian pianist and composer († 1996)
• 1918 » Oral Roberts, American evangelist, founded Oral Roberts University and Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association († 2009)
• 1919 » Coleman Francis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 1973)
• 1919 » Leon Kirchner, American composer and educator († 2009)
• 1920 » Jerry Maren, American actor († 2018)
• 1920 » Jimmy Forrest, American saxophonist († 1980)

• 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
• 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
• 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
• 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)

• 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 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 6.7 million citizens.
• May 15 » Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
• June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
• September 4 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
• September 11 » United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
• October 16 » Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the German Workers' Party.
• December 3 » After nearly 20 years of planning and construction, including two collapses causing 89 deaths, the Quebec Bridge opens to traffic.

The temperature on January 24, 1919 was between -2.7 °C and 1.2 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.