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Died on Monday August 9, 1920
- Adrianus Johannes Brunt (52), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Andreas Winder (52), Limmen, Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Altena, Monster
- Alsey Josephine Hayhurst (72)
- Aalbert van Iterson (77), Geldermalsen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albertus Huender (87), Terborg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annigje Beijer (68), Meppel, Dr, Nederland
- Antje Hoekstra (67), Ooststellingwerf, Elsloo
- de Bock (0), Utrecht
- Anna Maria Kramer (71), Heemstede
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 9, 1920 at Delpher
Born on August 9
- 1918 » Albert Seedman, American police officer († 2013)
- 1918 » Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright († 1966)
- 1918 » Kermit Beahan, American colonel († 1989)
- 1919 » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands († 1987)
- 1919 » Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager († 2010)
- 1920 » Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author († 2007)
- 1921 » Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author
- 1921 » J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska († 2005)
- 1922 » Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist († 1985)
- 1924 » Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan († 2012)
Died on August 9
- 1910 » Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
- 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
- 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
- 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
- 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
- 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
- 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
- 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
- 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (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.
- February 13 » The Negro National League is formed.
- 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.
- November 1 » American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- December 22 » The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.
The weather on Monday August 9, 1920
The temperature on August 9, 1920 was between 9.7 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI