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• Anna Maria DIEMEL, Utrecht († 2013)
• Albertus Judocus SPIESSENS, Bornem,, Antwerpen, België († 2007)
• Arie Korving, Scheveningen († 1984)
• Albert Jager, Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands († 1986)
• Adrianus Kivits, Vlijmen († 1997)
• Anna Vos († 1994)
• Antoinette Bruijns, Roosendaal en Nispen († 1977)
• Antoinette Kastanja, Koeta Radja
• Albert Edward (Bob) DECKER, Chicago († 1983)
• Andries Dekker, Edam († 1920)

• Albertus Heunder (87), Terborg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Altena, Monster
• Albertus Huender (87)
• Abel Donatien SIROT (86), , Yzeures-sur-Creuse, 37290, France
• Antje Verhoef (58), Leiden
• Aaltje Gerritsen (70), Voorst, Nederland
• de Bock (0), Utrecht
• Anna Maria Kramer (71), Heemstede
• Annigje Beijer (68), Meppel, Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Albertus Lenderink (62)

• 1918 » Albert Seedman, American police officer († 2013)
• 1918 » Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright († 1966)
• 1918 » Kermit Beahan, American colonel († 1989)
• 1919 » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1987)
• 1919 » Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager († 2010)
• 1920 » Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author († 2007)
• 1921 » Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author
• 1921 » J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska († 2005)
• 1922 » Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist († 1985)
• 1924 » Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan († 2012)

• 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
• 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
• 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
• 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
• 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
• 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
• 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)

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.
• February 10 » About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
• February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
• July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
• September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
• October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
• November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.

The temperature on August 9, 1920 was between 9.7 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.