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• Anna Maria Margaretha CEUNEN, Tessenderlo, 3980, Limburg, België († 2006)
• (Ruth) Catherine Schommer († 1942)
• Bradford Alson Stone, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, Verenigde Staten († 1952)
• Antonius Adrianus Dekkers, Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2004)
• Carl Ernest Busche († 2008)
• * Elizabeth Johanna van de Wiel, Oudheusden en Elshout († 2017)
• Adolf Jonas Falkenburg, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Alida Lam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Catharina (Tini) van der Gant, Hilversum († 1999)
• Alida Hobo († 1921)

• Albert Pater (1), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aafke Freerks Wester (85), Stedum
• Anne Wiebes Marinus (75), Ooststellingwerf
• Cornelia den HERTOG (69), Lisse (Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands)
• Arnolda Maria Centen, Wanroij
• Anthonij Huijer (78), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berendina Schuurman (52), Zutphen
• Anna Elizabeth van der LINDEN (66), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
• Antoinetta Op den Kamp (0), Geleen (Sittard-Geleen) Limburg, Nederland
• Albert Lantinga (67), Appingedam

• 1914 » Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer († 1952)
• 1915 » Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams Sonoma († 2015)
• 1917 » Charles Drake, American actor († 1994)
• 1917 » Christian de Duve, English-Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
• 1919 » Jan Flinterman, Dutch race car driver and pilot († 1992)
• 1919 » John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer († 2004)
• 1921 » Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer († 2006)
• 1921 » Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer († 1978)
• 1921 » Robert Runcie, English archbishop († 2000)
• 1925 » Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager († 2013)

• 1920 » Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1938 » Alexandru Averescu, Romanian field marshal and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)
• 1938 » André Lagache, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1885)
• 1943 » John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)
• 1947 » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian-English mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878)
• 1953 » John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Humphrey Barclay, English priest (b. 1882)
• 1955 » William Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)
• 1962 » Boris Yakovlevich Bukreev, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1859)

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 19 » The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.
• February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
• February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
• May 5 » Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder.
• August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
• September 16 » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.

The temperature on October 2, 1920 was between 8.3 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.