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• Anne Schuurman, Almelo († 2010)
• Arie Molenaar († 1988)
• Billy Rugers, 's-Gravenhage († 2011)
• Barend Geskus, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• (levenloos) Persoon, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1920)
• Alice M PEARSON, Farsley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England († 1995)
• Aaltje Tuijp, Volendam († 1985)
• Aleida Frederika Egberdina Veenhuizen, Zutphen († 1995)
• Adrianus Jacobus Bruijns, Roosendaal en Nispen († 1999)
• Abraham Pieter Jansen, Kedichem Zuid-Holland († 1968)

• Anthonius Petrus Bok (3), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Hendriks Hogewoning (85), Rijnsburg
• Abeltje Moes (67), Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alexander Morris Green (30), Pulmonary tuberculosis, 'Woodville' Red Cross Home, Belmore Road, Randwick, NSW, AU
• Abeltje Moes (67), Smilde, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Anna Maria CALIS (64), Tegelen, 3142, Limburg, Nederland
• Anje SCHOLMA (81), Siddeburen (Slochteren) Groningen Netherlands
• Antje Hendriksdr Hogewoning (85), Rijnsburg
• Aaltje Hilles de Graaf (88), no.8 (or 139), Oldeboorn, Friesland, Nederland
• Anthonia Petronilia Arendsz (73), Oranjestad, Aruba

• 1916 » Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator († 1993)
• 1916 » João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman († 2016)
• 1916 » Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer († 2017)
• 1917 » John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas († 2014)
• 1919 » Lex Barker, American actor († 1973)
• 1920 » Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic († 2000)
• 1920 » Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director († 1996)
• 1920 » Sloan Wilson, American author and poet († 2003)
• 1920 » Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator († 1991)
• 1922 » Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author († 1992)

• 1903 » Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
• 1907 » Edmund G. Ross, American soldier and politician, 13th Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
• 1925 » John Beresford, Irish polo player (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Natalie, queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Tore Svennberg, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1942 » Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
• 1943 » Mordechai Anielewicz, Polish commander (b. 1919)
• 1944 » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
• 1945 » Frank Bourne, British soldier, last survivor of the Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)

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 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
• January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
• February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
• April 23 » The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
• August 26 » The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.

The temperature on May 8, 1920 was between 5.5 °C and 13.3 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.