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• Aaltje Lebbink, Voorst († 1988)
• Arentje van der Marel († 1996)
• Anna Johanna van der Velden, Diessen († 1984)
• Antonius Franciscus Gerhardus Majella (Frans) Kolner, Dulder Saasveld († 1993)
• Aaltje Zijlstra, De Lemmer
• Bernard Hendrik Vocks, Barger-Oosterveld, Nederland († 2000)
• Adrianus Asscheman, Bergen Op Zoom, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1989)
• Bernardus Henderikus Vocks, Barger-Oosterveld,, Drenthe, Nederland († 2000)
• Arnoldus Hendrikus Petrus (Arnold) van den Berg, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Arend Duinkerken, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1979)

• Antonia Maria Willemse (67), Amsterdam (NL)
• Abraham Koning (67)
• Alijda Rammelo (73)
• Christina de Vries (74)
• Charlotta Johanna Feijen (52), Sluiskil, Nederland
• Berend Schilder (73), Wijhe
• Anna Maria de Weert (67), Halsteren
• Catharina Maas (60), Beek en Donk, Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berend Schilder (73), Herxen (Gem.Wijhe)
• Catharina Blox (73), Veldhoven

• 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)

• 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)

• 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.
• March 13 » The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin.
• April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
• 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.
• July 11 » In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
• August 19 » The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.

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.