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• Albert Hendrik van Iterson († 2001)
• Antonia Belzer, Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Aleida Biglaar, Enschede († 2010)
• Anton Albertus Herman kassenaar, Utrecht († 2013)
• Adrianus Kooiman, Heinenoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
• Berend Oldehinkel, Collendoorn († 1992)
• Aaltje de Vries, St. Johannesga († 2005)
• (Stillborn) NAUTA, Het Bildt Friesland Netherladns († 1922)
• Anna de Lange, Zuid-Scharwoude, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1939)
• Anne Teuniszn. Fahner, Leeuwarden, Gem. Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 2015)

• Carel Frederik Rondaij (55), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Klaasz Mantel (80)
• Cornelis Leurs (37), Hilversum, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Ludowina of Cornelia Maria Lusowina van der Drift (25), Delft, Zuid Holland
• Aaltje Nijk (30), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Maria Scheutjens, Liempde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Cattenstart (74), Oost-, West-en Middelbeers
• Catharina Keij (67), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Eelke Frindt (0), Amsterdam
• Adrianus Grundeken (52), Wassenaar, Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1919 » Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer († 2008)
• 1919 » Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge, English writer († 2012)
• 1920 » Elliot Richardson, American lieutenant and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Defense († 1999)
• 1921 » Henri Alleg, English-French journalist and author († 2013)
• 1922 » Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Transportation
• 1923 » Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist († 2005)
• 1924 » Lola Albright, American actress and singer († 2017)
• 1924 » Mort Garson, Canadian-American songwriter and composer († 2008)
• 1924 » Thomas Berger, American author and playwright († 2014)
• 1925 » Jacques Delors, French economist and politician, 8th President of the European Commission

• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
• 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
• 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
• 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
• 1926 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
• 1927 » Ferdinand I, king of Romania (b. 1865)
• 1928 » Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (b. 1896)
• 1932 » René Bazin, French author and academic (b. 1853)
• 1937 » Olga Hahn-Neurath, Austrian mathematician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1882)

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.
• April 3 » Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
• 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.
• August 27 » Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
• October 27 » A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
• December 9 » Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland.

The temperature on July 20, 1922 was between 7.7 °C and 21.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (68%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.