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March 30, 1920Died on Wednesday March 31, 1920
- Albert Schuring (72), Oude Pekela (gem. Pekela)
- Antje Annaars (51), Amsterdam
- Alberdina Kreeft (0), Hoogeveen
- Albert Weidijk (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adriana Huijzen (87), Baarland
- Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha (71)
- Ada B Jenkins (32)
- Anje Ouwinga (85), Appingedam
- Adrianus Fanciscus van Amstel (61), Neerloon, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Fransiscus van Amstel (61), Dieden, Dedem en Langel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 31, 1920 at Delpher
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Centrum
- Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
Born on March 31
- 1917 » Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator († 2002)
- 1918 » Ted Post, American director († 2013)
- 1919 » Frank Akins, American football player († 1993)
- 1920 » Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, British aristocrat, socialite and author († 2014)
- 1921 » Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1999)
- 1921 » Peggy Rea, American actress and casting director († 2011)
- 1922 » Patrick Magee, Irish actor († 1982)
- 1922 » Richard Kiley, American actor and singer († 1999)
- 1923 » Don Barksdale, American basketball player († 1993)
- 1923 » François Sermon, Belgian footballer († 2013)
Died on March 31
- 1907 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1823)
- 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)
- 1913 » J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (b. 1837)
- 1915 » Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
- 1917 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
- 1924 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
- 1927 » Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (b. 1858)
- 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
- 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
- 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)
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.
- May 3 » A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
- May 7 » Kiev Offensive: Polish troops led by Józef Piłsudski and Edward Rydz-Śmigły and assisted by a symbolic Ukrainian force capture Kiev only to be driven out by the Red Army counter-offensive a month later.
- July 20 » The Greek Army takes control of Silivri after Greece is awarded the city by the Paris Peace Conference; by 1923 Greece effectively lost control to the Turks.
- July 29 » Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
- August 16 » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
- September 17 » The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.
The weather on Wednesday March 31, 1920
The temperature on March 31, 1920 was between 6.4 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI