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• Antonius Franciscus van Meersbergen, Boxtel († 1920)
• Bertha Thomaes, Haasdonk († 2000)
• Bernhard Jan (Ben) Ruesink, Rambipoedji, East Java, Indonesia († 1948)
• Berend Jan Dorlas, Den Haag († 1990)
• Antoinetta Christina Anna Eschweiler, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL († 2003)
• Adriaan Lavooij, Kruiningen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1990)
• Abraham Burggraaff, Wilnis, De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1972)
• Albert Brandenburg, Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1920)
• Albertje (Zus) Oelius († 1994)
• Adriaan Lavooij, Kruiningen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1990)

• Alijda Volp (81), Amersfoort
• Anna Maria Helena van *Van Nuijs *Nuys (52), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Bastiaan Klootwijk (72), Rotterdam
• Albert van der Vegte (68), Oldebroek, Gld, The Netherlands
• Aaltje van Dorp (65), Elburg, Nederland
• Christiaan Muris (52), Stein
• Anna Wilhelmina Maria Evers (1), Tegelen
• Adriaan Blijlevens (78), Made en Drimmelen
• Anna Cornelia Francisca Graafmans (44), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert van der Vegte (68), Oldebroek, Nederland

• 1915 » Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer († 2011)
• 1916 » Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian soldier and politician, 1st President of Algeria († 2012)
• 1917 » Arseny Mironov, Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing († 2019)
• 1917 » Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician († 2009)
• 1918 » Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
• 1919 » Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director († 2006)
• 1919 » Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute († 1999)
• 1921 » Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician († 1989)
• 1921 » Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author († 2000)
• 1922 » William Demby, American author († 2013)

• 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
• 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
• 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
• 1928 » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 1930 » Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
• 1933 » Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1940 » Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)

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

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

• 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.
• February 6 » The five-day Seattle General Strike begins, as more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington, walk off the job.
• April 10 » Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
• May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
• June 21 » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg general strike.
• September 10 » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
• December 17 » Uruguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

The temperature on December 25, 1919 was between -0.6 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 12.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.