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• Catharina Maria Hoogervorst, Leiden († 1924)
• Arie Bijsterbosch, Heerde, Nederland († 1996)
• Arie Bijsterbosch, Heerde († 1996)
• Annerie de Vries, Ambt-Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1995)
• Clement Van de Vijver, Oordegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1995)
• "Maria Antonia" Marietje Marietje, Dinther, NL († 1995)
• Alida Maria Adriana van Scheppingen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Anna CONINX, Waterschei (Limburg) (B) († 1987)
• Anna Maria Witjes, Cabauw († 1971)
• Cornelius Appel, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2002)

• Abraham Everardus Dudok van Heel (64), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Wintels (67), Denekamp
• Adriaan Jansen (73), Tilburg
• Barbara Beffers (92), Deventer
• Berend ten de Boer (80), Uithuizermeeden
• Anna Maria Christina BEKS (61), Antwerpen (B)
• Artje Roorda (13), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Alexander van den Langenbergh (83), Rijkevorsel, België
• Anna Maria Cecilia Debecker (82), Opvelp
• Anthonius Leonardus Heuchemer (0), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 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 » Charles Van Doren, American academic († 2019)
• 1926 » Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster († 2016)
• 1926 » Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator († 2014)
• 1928 » Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer († 2013)

• 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. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Hendrikus
15. Antonius
16. Arie

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. Helena
16. Alida

• 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 7.2 million citizens.
• February 5 » The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins broadcasting the hourly time signals known as the Greenwich Time Signal.
• February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
• April 1 » The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
• July 24 » Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
• September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
• December 1 » The National Hockey League's first United States-based franchise, the Boston Bruins, played their first game in league play at home, at the still-extant Boston Arena indoor hockey facility.

The temperature on February 12, 1924 was between -2.5 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.