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• Anna Maria H. Hermans, Helden, 5988, Nederland († 2001)
• Annigje Verbeek, Westenwold (Steenwijkerwold) († 2003)
• Antienus (Tinus) Omvlee, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1997)
• Adrianus (Ad) Devriesere, Schijndel († 1921)
• Oosting, Beilen, Nederland († 1920)
• Adriana, Johanna van der Made, Gemeente Made en Drimmelen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1923)
• Adriana van der Made, Made en Drimmelen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1923)
• Annie Weijmans, Overloon,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2000)
• Adrianus Martinus van Straaten, 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1993)
• Catharina-Johanna Schimmel, breda († 1998)

• Adriana van Venroij (79), Rilb
• * Hendrik den Besten (55), Leerdam
• Arie de Bruin (65), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bernard Abelshausen (68), Sittard
• Albertje Hoen Horn (53), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Margaretha Maria van der Sluis (0), Hellevoetsluis
• Bernard Abelshausen (68), Sittard-Geleen (Sittard) (Limburg)
• Anna Maria van Gestel (69), Tilburg
• Bernhard Luttjeboer (0), Morige, Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Andreas Anderson Tiller Baglo (72), Dahl's home,Moe,Douglas,MN

• 1916 » Ruth Johnson Colvin, American author and educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide
• 1917 » Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer († 2008)
• 1917 » Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani author and scholar († 2011)
• 1917 » Pete T. Cenarrusa, American soldier, pilot, and politician, Secretary of State of Idaho († 2013)
• 1920 » Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician († 2005)
• 1921 » Eulalio González, Mexican singer-songwriter, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2003)
• 1922 » Cy Leslie, American record producer, founded Pickwick Records († 2008)
• 1923 » Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist († 2014)
• 1923 » Menahem Pressler, German-American pianist
• 1924 » Nicolas Sidjakov, Latvian-American illustrator († 1993)

• 1898 » Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
• 1908 » American Horse, American tribal leader and educator (b. 1840)
• 1917 » Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
• 1921 » Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
• 1922 » Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian–Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
• 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
• 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)
• 1936 » Frank Eugene, American-German photographer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (b. 1866)
• 1940 » Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (b. 1858)

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 28 » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
• February 24 » Nancy Astor becomes the first woman to speak in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom following her election as a Member of Parliament (MP) three months earlier.
• August 11 » The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
• August 31 » Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
• October 30 » The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.
• December 24 » Gabriele D'Annunzio surrendered the Italian Regency of Carnaro in the city of Fiume to Italian armed forces.

The temperature on December 16, 1920 was between -11.6 °C and -5.3 °C and averaged -8.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.