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• Alberta Gerdina Kers, Terwolde († 1945)
• "Joop" Johannes (Jo) Johannes (Jo), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Antonie de Moor, Biggekerke, Walcheren, NL († 1942)
• Augustinus Henricus Franciscus Mannaerts, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Anthonie 2 de Moor, Biggekerke (Walcheren, ZL) NL († 1942)
• Aartje Sint Nicolaas († 2010)
• Augustinus Franciscus Martens, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
• Désiré (Desi) Samson, Paramaribo, Suriname († 2000)
• Cornelis Drenth († 1972)
• Cornelia Waaijenberg, Wekerom († 1923)

• Aaltje van der Vegte (78), Zwartsluis, Nederland
• Adriaan van de Pas (83), Tilburg Nederland
• Sjoukje Tuininga(Susan Chalsma) (77), La Crosse Wisconsin
• Adrianus Muskens (69), Meeuwen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Theresia Weinans (1), Laudermarke gem. Vlagtwedde
• Adriaantje van der Sluis (60), Schiedam
• Anna Elizabeth Richtberg (69)
• Annis Hartley (55), Bruce, Ontario, Canada
• Albert Glas (6), Velsen, prov. Noord Holland
• Majoor, Laren, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1915 » Phyllis Calvert, English actress († 2002)
• 1916 » Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal († 1999)
• 1919 » Jack Palance, American boxer and actor († 2006)
• 1920 » Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host († 1990)
• 1920 » Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue († 2006)
• 1921 » Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher († 1998)
• 1921 » Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer († 2013)
• 1922 » Allan Melvin, American actor († 2008)
• 1922 » Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada († 1997)
• 1922 » Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author († 2012)

• 1902 » Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)
• 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
• 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)

• 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.
• January 18 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
• March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
• March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
• April 16 » Mohandas Gandhi organizes a day of "prayer and fasting" in response to the killing of Indian protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British colonial troops three days earlier.
• May 4 » May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.
• July 27 » The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.

The temperature on February 18, 1919 was between 0.1 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.