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• Arie van der Doe, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1952)
• Anna, Maria Krijnen, Alphen-Chaam, Nederland († 2005)
• Arie van Noord, Rotterdam († 2011)
• Anna Maria SMAL, Maastricht,,PAYS BAS († 2006)
• Abraham (Bram) de Groot († 1987)
• Antonius van Hekken, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1980)
• Agatha Geertruida Sinnige, Heemskerk († 2008)
• Arnesta Wilhelmina Schimmel, Ede († 1983)
• * Marie Kool, Zijderveld († 1973)
• Arend Jan van der Groef, Dirksland († 1946)

• Anna HINOUL (52), Brussel
• Allison Becker (69), Austin, Cass, MO
• Adriaan Heikoop (70), Giessendam gem. Hardinxveld-Giessendam Zhl. nederland
• Adolphine Suzette Christine Smith (39), Ned. Indië
• Anna Magriet(h)a Blomberg (73), Zwolle, Overijssel, The Netherlands
• Hendrikje Friso (51), Oostdongeradeel
• Anna Magrieta Blomberg (73), Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Adolphiene Suzette Christiene Smith (39)
• Albartus Hendrik van Welij (50), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Konings (70), Hontenisse

• 1918 » George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician († 1994)
• 1918 » John D. Roberts, American chemist and academic († 2016)
• 1918 » Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer († 1987)
• 1919 » John R. Deane, Jr., American general († 2013)
• 1920 » Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright († 1995)
• 1921 » Alexis Smith, Canadian-born American actress and singer († 1993)
• 1921 » Gordon McLendon, American broadcaster and businessman († 1986)
• 1921 » LeRoy Neiman, American soldier and painter († 2012)
• 1921 » Olga Nardone, American actress († 2010)
• 1921 » Suharto, Indonesian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Indonesia († 2008)

• 1885 » Ignace Bourget, Canadian bishop (b. 1799)
• 1889 » Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. 1844)
• 1899 » Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (b. 1863)
• 1924 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
• 1924 » George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Karl Hanke, Polish-German soldier and politician (b. 1903)
• 1951 » Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874)
• 1951 » Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)

• 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 10 » About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.
• March 14 » In the second of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, about 80% of the population in Zone II votes to remain part of Weimar Germany.
• March 22 » Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
• May 2 » The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.
• June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
• July 15 » The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

The temperature on June 8, 1920 was between 5.1 °C and 15.7 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.