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Born on Wednesday September 8, 1920
- Anna Antonia van Dongen, Raamsdonk, Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2018)
- Antonia Gerarda Maria de Vrij, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1988)
- Aagje Kuyn Koeks, Oudendijk († 2006)
- Andre Emile Marie Mertens, Saint-Gilles / Bruxelles († 1984)
- Antonius Adrianus Leijtens, Baardwijk (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1921)
- Adolf Jan Booij, Den Haag († 1920)
- Adriana Leijtens, Waalwijk (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 2015)
- Alice Marie Senior, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
- Antje Hoekstra, Gemeente Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1937)
- Annegien Schepers, Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1987)
Died on Wednesday September 8, 1920
- Aletta Lambertha Wilhelmina van Gelder (38), Utrecht
- Anna Catharina Smolders (81), Vliermaalroot, België
- Catharina Joanna Francisca Kuijpers, 's Hertogenbosch
- Azariah Spears (61), Woodburn, Macoupin, Illinois
- Caroline Williams (84), Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States
- Aaltje Broekhuis (77), Oldebroek
- Adriaan Schuurmans (66), Tilburg
- Catherine NICOLAES (70), Kanne (Limburg) (B)
- Braulino de Carvalho (47), Casa Branca, São Paulo, Brasil
- Anthonie van Kooij (83), Loosdrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 8, 1920 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Het Centrum
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- De Sumatra post
Born on September 8
- 1917 » Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator († 2009)
- 1918 » Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)
- 1919 » Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and author († 1992)
- 1919 » Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic († 2014)
- 1921 » Dinko Šakić, Croatian concentration camp commander († 2008)
- 1921 » Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor († 2001)
- 1922 » Lyndon LaRouche, American politician and activist, founded the LaRouche movement († 2019)
- 1922 » Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer († 2014)
- 1923 » Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet († 2003)
- 1923 » Wilbur Ware, American double-bassist († 1979)
Died on September 8
- 1894 » Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (b. 1821)
- 1909 » Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
- 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
- 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
- 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
- 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
- 1943 » Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
- 1944 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
- 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
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.
- January 13 » The Reichstag Bloodbath of January 13, 1920, the bloodiest demonstration in German history.
- January 19 » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
- January 23 » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies.
- March 22 » Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the Armenian inhabitants of Shushi (Nagorno Karabakh).
- April 28 » Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
- 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 weather on Wednesday September 8, 1920
The temperature on September 8, 1920 was between 7.1 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI