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• Antonia Ardina van de Graaf, Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• (Annie) Adriana Viersma, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2009)
• Alda E.H. Lammers († 2003)
• Adam Pieter Faber, Augustinusga, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 2009)
• "Johann" Nepomuk Emanuel Maria Joseph von Lobkowicz, Plzeň, Tchéquie († 2000)
• Adela Backes († 1999)
• Andrew M Cannegieter, Holland, Grundy County, Iowa († 1997)
• Alexander James Farnham, Dalby, Queensland, Australia († 1987)
• Albertha den Besten, Schoonrewoerd, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1976)
• Albert William Lakebrink, Union City, Franklin, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2008)

• Antje Koedijk (71), Limmen
• Abraham Rozenbeek (77), Middelharnis
• Adrianus van den Heuvel (54), Lexmond
• Anna Maria Heinz (70), Rivenich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
• Antonius Johannes Appeldoorn (0), Appeltern
• Barnardus Johannes van Goor (87), Barneveld
• Abraham Rozenbeek (77), Nieuwe-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonie Van Veggel (43), Griendtsveen
• Bart van Droffelaar (85), Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Maria van den Hout (0), Goirle

• 1917 » Arseny Mironov, Russian scientist, engineer, pilot, oldest active researcher in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing († 2019)
• 1917 » Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician († 2009)
• 1918 » Anwar Sadat, Egyptian lieutenant and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate († 1981)
• 1919 » Naushad Ali, Indian composer and director († 2006)
• 1919 » Paul David, Canadian cardiologist and politician, founded the Montreal Heart Institute († 1999)
• 1921 » Steve Otto, Polish-Canadian lawyer and politician († 1989)
• 1921 » Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author († 2000)
• 1922 » William Demby, American author († 2013)
• 1923 » Louis Lane, American conductor and educator († 2016)
• 1923 » René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic († 2015)

• 1916 » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (b. 1845)
• 1921 » Vladimir Korolenko, Russian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1853)
• 1925 » Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst and author (b. 1877)
• 1926 » Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
• 1928 » Miles Burke, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 1930 » Jakob Mändmets, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1871)
• 1933 » Francesc Macià, Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (b. 1859)
• 1935 » Paul Bourget, French author and critic (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Karel Čapek, Czech author and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1940 » Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)

• 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 United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
• March 12 » The Kapp Putsch begins when the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt is ordered to march on Berlin.
• June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
• September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
• October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.

The temperature on December 25, 1920 was between 7.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.