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Died on Tuesday January 6, 1920
- Aaltje Jans SINNEMA (82), Leeuwarden Friesland Netherlands
- Antje Hamer (65), Baarn
- Aaltje Mesman (5), Nieuwer-Amstel
- Ann Beaufort Sims (80), South Carolina
- Abraham Franken (64), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonie Mandema (61), Groningen
- 'n Levenloos geboren dochter van van Tol (0), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
- Adriana Van der Mark (44), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje van Zanten Solleveld (32), 's-Gravenhage
- Baafje Lap (76), Amerongen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 6, 1920 at Delpher
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De Sumatra post
Born on January 6
- 1916 » Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic († 1978)
- 1917 » Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat († 2005)
- 1920 » Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster († 1999)
- 1920 » John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist († 2004)
- 1920 » Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church († 2012)
- 1921 » Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster († 1998)
- 1921 » Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic († 2013)
- 1923 » Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author († 1999)
- 1923 » Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand († 1974)
- 1923 » Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner († 2007)
Died on January 6
- 1913 » Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
- 1917 » Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
- 1918 » Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
- 1919 » Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
- 1921 » Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
- 1922 » Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
- 1928 » Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
- 1933 » Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
- 1934 » Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
- 1937 » André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)
Names that were popular for boys in 1920
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1920
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1920
- 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 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
- April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
- October 25 » After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.
- November 7 » Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
- November 15 » First assembly of the League of Nations is held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The weather on Tuesday January 6, 1920
The temperature on January 6, 1920 was between -4.4 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -1.7 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI