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• Carol Lucille Dickey († 2004)
• Alida Catharina de Keiser, Gouda († 2011)
• Adriana Christina van Kouterik, Maartensdijk, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2006)
• Charles Theodoor Klene, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• Carlheinz Geerligs, Neuenhaus († 2015)
• Adrianus Gerardus van der Ploeg, Noordwijkerhout († 1996)
• Christiaan Johannes Rutten, Amsterdam († 1956)
• Anna Hinzen, Roermond, Limburg, Nederland († 1922)
• "Maria" Franziska Eleonore Rudolfine von Ledebur-Wicheln, Krzemusch, Tchéquie († 1984)
• Angie Mattie Solman, Muskegon (Michigan, USA) († 2012)

• Anna Andersdotter (62), Jormvattnet, Frostviken (Z)
• Adrana van der Schans, Valkenswaard
• Anna Schneider (84), Uniontown, Whitman County, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Adriaan Lodewijk Maas (59), Gorinchem,Gemeente Gorinchem,South Holland,Netherlands
• Bernardina Johannes Schutte (0), Raalte
• * Hendrina van Engelen (46), Apache
• Adriana Den Biggelaar (80), Standdaarbuiten
• Adriaan Huisman (71), de Werken en Sleeuwijk
• Adriana Anna de Groot (0), Zevenhoven
• Bertha, Marie, Theresia NEUHARD (22), Baasrode,9200,Oost-Vlaanderen,Ovl, België

• 1917 » Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot († 2000)
• 1919 » Hasan Askari, Pakistani linguist, scholar, and critic († 1978)
• 1919 » Myron Floren, American accordion player and pianist († 2005)
• 1920 » Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2015)
• 1920 » Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach († 2012)
• 1921 » Fawzia Fuad of Egypt († 2013)
• 1921 » Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist and composer († 1994)
• 1922 » Cecil H. Underwood, American educator and politician, 25th and 32nd Governor of West Virginia († 2008)
• 1922 » Violet Barclay, American illustrator († 2010)
• 1922 » Yitzchok Scheiner, American-Israeli rabbi

• 1923 » Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (b. 1880)
• 1928 » Vlasios Tsirogiannis, Greek general (b. 1872)
• 1930 » Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Luigi Facta, Italian politician, journalist and Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1861)
• 1931 » Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (b. 1866)
• 1933 » Texas Guinan, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1884)
• 1933 » Walther von Dyck, German mathematician and academic (b. 1856)
• 1938 » Thomas Dewing, American painter and educator (b. 1851)
• 1939 » Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary (b. 1860)
• 1941 » Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (b. 1905)

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. Aaltje
12. Jacoba
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 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
• February 2 » The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
• May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
• July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
• October 10 » The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.
• November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.

The temperature on November 5, 1920 was between -6.5 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 0.6 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.