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• Van Humbeeck, Bornem († 1919)
• Alfonsus Mathias Schuffelen, Born († 1998)
• Albertje Pol, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1997)
• A. de Fijter († 1985)
• Adriana Christina Baars, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1919)
• Aaltje Teuntje Spelt († 2011)
• Arnoldus Adrianus Dankers, Loon op Zand († 1919)
• Antonia Crompvoets († 2002)
• Alfonsus Mathias Schuffelen, Born, Limburg, Nederland († 1998)
• Adriana Zeeuw, Pijnacker († 1986)

• Allegonda Voogdt (71), Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands
• Adriana Potters (68)
• Adriana Potters (68)
• Angus Innis MacDougall (84), Judique, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Adrianus van der Steen (35), Op zee
• Anna Cajsa Svensdotter (85), Pattrson, California, United States
• Adriana Pieternella Maria van den Hoven (0), Loon op Zand
• Aart van GENT (86), Dubbeldam
• Annigje Benjamins (47), Hollandscheveld
• Alida Groenhof (75), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1914 » Thelma Kench, New Zealand Olympic sprinter († 1985)
• 1915 » John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States († 2014)
• 1916 » Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster († 1997)
• 1917 » Carson McCullers, American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist († 1967)
• 1918 » Fay McKenzie, American actress († 2019)
• 1920 » C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author († 2003)
• 1920 » George Rose, English actor and singer († 1988)
• 1920 » Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet († 2007)
• 1922 » Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)
• 1924 » David Bronstein, Ukrainian chess player and theoretician († 2006)

• 1887 » Multatuli, Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
• 1897 » Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
• 1915 » Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
• 1916 » Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1928 » George Howard Earle Jr., American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
• 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
• 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
• 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)

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.
• January 21 » A revolutionary Irish parliament is founded and declares the independence of the Irish Republic. One of the first engagements of the Irish War of Independence takes place.
• February 6 » The American Legion is founded.
• March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
• June 23 » Estonian War of Independence: The decisive defeat of the Baltische Landeswehr in the Battle of Cēsis; this date is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
• July 13 » The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
• 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 February 19, 1919 was between -0.5 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged 1.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.