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• Bonnie Ray Statser, Nolan, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1987)
• Adrianus Gerardus Antonius van Gennip, Dussen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1960)
• Aaltiena Jansiena Molanus, Vlagtwedde, Gemeente Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 2009)
• Alexander Hendrikus Trines († 1923)
• Arie Hoogendoorn, Linschoten († 1989)
• A.E. Taat († 2005)
• Bernard Menting, Kirchellen (D) († 2001)
• Beverly Cormier DeBlanc, Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States of America († 2000)
• Bernhard Janknecht, Meppen Dl, Niedersachsen, Duitsland († 1997)
• "Marguerite" Marie Germaine Huon de Penanster, Ploubezre, Côtes-d'Armor, France († 2007)

• Andries Maartens van Tol (87), Boskoop
• anna maria hubertina deckers (8), kerkrade
• Anna Maria van Wadenoijen (65), Bussum, Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Cornelia Haens (33), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Albert Rompelman (0), Daarlerveen
• Agatha Margaretha van Soest (85), Oosterbeek (Renkum)
• Agatha Margaretha van Soest (85), Renkum, Oosterbeek
• Aagje Hoogendoorn (72), Mijdrecht
• Amerentia van Lieshout (82), Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Gornelia van der Gaag (82), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1920 » Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host († 1990)
• 1920 » Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue († 2006)
• 1921 » Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher († 1998)
• 1921 » Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer († 2013)
• 1922 » Allan Melvin, American actor († 2008)
• 1922 » Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada († 1997)
• 1922 » Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author († 2012)
• 1925 » George Kennedy, American actor († 2016)
• 1925 » Ghafar Baba, Malaysian politician († 2006)
• 1925 » Halit Kıvanç, Turkish journalist and sportscaster

• 1906 » John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)
• 1910 » Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)
• 1911 » Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
• 1915 » Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)
• 1923 » Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
• 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
• 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)

• 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 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 7.1 million citizens.
• January 9 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro flight.
• March 20 » The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
• September 1 » The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
• September 9 » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
• October 13 » Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
• November 9 » In Munich, Germany, police and government troops crush the Beer Hall Putsch in Bavaria. The failed coup is the work of the Nazis.

The temperature on February 18, 1923 was between -9.8 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -4.8 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.