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• Anna Gerharda Visscher, hengelo († 2003)
• Aletta Lammers, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1995)
• van de Beld, Zuidwolde, Nederland († 1920)
• Antonius Franciscus La Heij, Utrecht († 1986)
• Albertus (Ab) Hermanus Faas, kampen († 2000)
• Anna Catharina (Anneke) VERLOOP, Bergen op Zoom († 1991)
• Verhoef, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Wels, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1920)
• Anje Maria Van Oosten, Rottum, Kantens,, Groningen, Nederland († 2011)
• Anna Tjipjes, Assendelft NH NL († 1999)

• Antje Jongsma (1), Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Aleida Jansen (80), Zevenaar
• Anna Catharina Sterken (82), Boxtel
• Anna Catharina Faber (46), dennenoord
• Andrew Jackson Redd (90), Halfway, Polk, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• August Frank Schuppert ***** (63), San Francisco, San Francisco, California
• Adriana van der Heiden (75), Langerak
• Albert Sanderfoot (90), Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Spierings (25)
• Aleida Janssen (80), Zevenaar

• 1914 » Ralph Erskine, English-Swedish architect, designed The Ark and Byker Wall († 2005)
• 1914 » Weldon Kees, American author, poet, painter, and pianist († 1955)
• 1915 » Jim Ferrier, Australian golfer († 1986)
• 1919 » John Carl Warnecke, American architect († 2010)
• 1921 » Abe Vigoda, American actor († 2016)
• 1922 » Richard Hamilton, English painter and academic († 2011)
• 1922 » Steven Hill, American actor († 2016)
• 1924 » Erik Nielsen, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Canada († 2008)
• 1924 » Hal Herring, American football player and coach († 2014)
• 1925 » Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient († 2013)

• 1876 » Joseph Jenkins Roberts, American-Liberian politician, 1st President of Liberia (b. 1809)
• 1879 » Shiranui Kōemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 11th Yokozuna (b. 1825)
• 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
• 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)

• 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.
• February 14 » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
• May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
• September 1 » The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
• November 12 » Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
• November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.
• December 11 » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

The temperature on February 24, 1920 was between -0.3 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.