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• Aafke Borst, Vinkeveen, Utrecht, Nederland († 1990)
• Anneke Goossens, Westerhoven, Nederland († 2006)
• Adriana Aaltje Dubbelman, Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2014)
• Amelia Lambregts, Wortel, Provincie Antwerpen († 1982)
• Alexandrine Christina Maria Susante van Mr, Boxtel († 1997)
• Alida Kuijt, Katwijk († 2011)
• Anne Blom, Haarlemmermeer
• Alida Kuijt, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
• Alida Wariati Betsy Nellie Hoogland, Bandung, Java, Indonesië († 2004)
• Aafke Borst, Vinkeveen († 1990)

• Abraham Hylkes Akkerman (85), Joure (Friesland)
• Aaltje Ariens Roggen (81), Hoorn, Terschelling, Friesland, Nederland
• "Frans" van der Starre (1), Boskoop
• Albert Bosman (71), Heerde
• Alexandrine Balourdet (69), Plivot, 51 Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
• Alberdina Kamping (59), Zweeloo
• Aafje Vrouwe (70), Zwolle,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus AERTSEN (68), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan van Dongen (81), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aldegundis Gerarda Mulders (81), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1918 » Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
• 1918 » Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic († 2015)
• 1919 » Forrest Tucker, American actor († 1986)
• 1920 » Raymond Mhlaba, South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist († 2005)
• 1922 » Hussein Onn, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia († 1990)
• 1923 » Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician († 2019)
• 1925 » Sir Anthony Berry, British Conservative politician († 1984)
• 1925 » Joan Mitchell, American-French painter († 1992)
• 1926 » Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster († 2016)
• 1926 » Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator († 2014)

• 1912 » Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (b. 1841)
• 1915 » Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)
• 1916 » Richard Dedekind, German mathematician, philosopher, and academic (b. 1831)
• 1929 » Lillie Langtry, English singer and actress (b. 1853)
• 1931 » Samad bey Mehmandarov, Azerbaijani-Russian general and politician, 3rd Azerbaijani Minister of Defense (b. 1855)
• 1935 » Auguste Escoffier, French chef and author (b. 1846)
• 1942 » Avraham Stern, Polish-Israeli militant leader (b. 1907)
• 1942 » Eugene Esmonde, Irish-English lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1909)
• 1942 » Grant Wood, American painter and academic (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)

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. Gerardus
15. Antonius
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Grietje
15. Margaretha
16. Helena

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
• February 2 » Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
• May 30 » The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
• June 16 » General election in the Irish Free State: The pro-Treaty Sinn Féin party wins a large majority.
• August 2 » A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people.
• September 11 » The Sun News-Pictorial is founded in Melbourne, Australia.
• December 27 » Japanese aircraft carrierHōshō becomes the first purpose built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.

The temperature on February 12, 1922 was between -9.4 °C and -0.6 °C and averaged -4.3 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.