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• Alberta Maria Menting, Wehl († 1921)
• Antje Nijenhuis, Foxhol (Hoogezand) († 2010)
• Aaltje Dijkslag, Epe († 1997)
• Albert Gerrit Kramer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2003)
• Andrea Ann Jaworski, Stevens Point, Portage, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten († 2014)
• Alida Maria van Dijk, Utrecht († 2009)
• Antje Anna Eden, Termunten († 2009)
• Alberta "Bep" Bos (Looyen) († 2004)
• Adrianus Mostert, Hoek van Holland († 2006)
• Alma Marie Welling, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1978)

• Alexander Reddick Orr Sr. [[KK 780]]1 (65), Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
• Adrianus Josephus Marie Geelen (21), Sittard
• Arnolda Janssen (82), Leeuwen
• Adrianus Paulus van Tillo (1), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Alida van der Meulen (51), Smallingerland
• Andries Geerts van der Wijk (70), Ureterp, Gemeente Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Paulus van Tillo (1), Halsteren
• Alida Bernardina Bruggeman (45), Amsterdam
• Antje Gosses Bijlsma (80), Valthermond, Borger-Odoorn, 7876, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth van Hinsberg (78), Obbicht en Papenhoven, Provincie Limburg, Nederland

• 1919 » Lester James Peries, Sri Lankan director, screenwriter, and producer († 2018)
• 1920 » Alfonso Thiele, Turkish-Italian race car driver († 1986)
• 1920 » Arthur Hailey, English-Canadian soldier and author († 2004)
• 1920 » Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 2001)
• 1920 » John Willem Gran, Swedish bishop († 2008)
• 1921 » Christopher Hewett, English actor and theatre director († 2001)
• 1922 » Andy Linden, American race car driver († 1987)
• 1922 » Gale Storm, American actress and singer († 2009)
• 1922 » Harry Freedman, Polish-Canadian horn player, composer, and educator († 2005)
• 1922 » Tom Finney, English footballer († 2014)

• 1914 » Bernard Borggreve, German forestry scientist (b. 1836)
• 1916 » Maksim Kovalevsky, Russian sociologist (b. 1851)
• 1918 » George Tupou II, King of Tonga (b. 1874)
• 1918 » Paul Vidal de La Blache, French geographer (b. 1845)
• 1920 » Laurent Marqueste, French sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Alphons Diepenbrock, Dutch composer (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Sophie Elkan, Swedish-Jewish writer and translator (b. 1853)
• 1923 » George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and businessman (b. 1866)
• 1924 » Victor Hensen, German zoologist (b. 1835)
• 1928 » Roy Kilner, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1890)

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

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

• 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 6.8 million citizens.
• January 16 » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
• February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
• February 10 » About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
• April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
• May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
• August 25 » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.

The temperature on April 5, 1920 was between 1.7 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.