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Born on Thursday December 2, 1920
- Antonius Bernardus de Reus, Didam († 1991)
- Adrianus Leonardus Kouters, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1922)
- Allegonda Maria Hollander, Amsterdam († 1994)
- Bernardus Henderikus Vocks, Barger-Oosterveld, Nederland († 2000)
- Catharina Delbressine, Stein, Gemeente Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2009)
- Aafje Butterman, Andijk, Nederland († 2000)
- André Stolk († 2012)
- Aartje Cornelia de Kort, Amersfoort
- Adriana Hendrina Bavelaar, Leiden († 1995)
- Aaltje Lebbink, Voorst († 1988)
Died on Thursday December 2, 1920
- Catharina de Leest (1), Bladel en Netersel
- Bernard Heinrich Dreier (2)
- Andreas Petrus Marechal (0), s-Hertogenbosch, NL
- Anna Maria de Weert (67), .Halsteren, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Abraham Koning (67), Almelo
- Carolus Ludovicus VAN CRAEYNEST (80), Wijnegem, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Abraham Koning (67)
- Christina Wilhelmina Smit (91), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
- Carolus Ludovicus Van Craeynest (80), Wijnegem
- Augustin Joseph BACHY (47), Blaton,7321,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 2, 1920 at Delpher
Born on December 2
- 1915 » Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan († 2016)
- 1916 » Howard Finster, American minister and painter († 2001)
- 1917 » Sylvia Syms, American singer († 1992)
- 1921 » Carlo Furno, Italian cardinal († 2015)
- 1922 » Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter († 2011)
- 1923 » Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress († 1977)
- 1924 » Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State († 2010)
- 1924 » Else Marie Pade, Danish composer († 2016)
- 1924 » Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor († 2012)
- 1924 » Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2006)
Died on December 2
- 1899 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
- 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1924 » Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
- 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
- 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
- 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
- 1943 » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
- 1944 » Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
- 1944 » Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
- 1944 » Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
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 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
- January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- March 22 » Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
- March 28 » Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
- May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
- May 29 » The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth which occurred 29 May 1920, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in Britain during the 20th century.
The weather on Thursday December 2, 1920
The temperature on December 2, 1920 was between -1.3 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI