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• Anna Wilhelmina Maria (Annie) van den Berg († 2018)
• Bertha Hudepol, Oud-Lutten († 2001)
• Oost, Alphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Cornelis Neven, Etten-Leur († 2008)
• Andries Loois († 2004)
• Albertus Johan Middelink, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1991)
• Adolf Steenbergen, Doetinchem († 1992)
• Bertha Bastiaensen, Geel (B), België († 2013)
• Bernadine "Curly" Lyman, Carlyle Clinton Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1981)
• Antonius Koffijberg, Amsterdam († 2004)

• Anna van Breugel (78), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Anna Gesina - Gesina Hilling (81), Altenberge, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Aaltje Mollenvanger (52), Leusden
• Aart van der LINDEN (58), Dubbeldam
• Anna Maria Michiels (0), Bladel en Netersel
• Anna Maria de Jong (84), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
• Anna de Visser (78), Rotterdam
• Albertus Mager (0), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Anna Gesina Hilling (81), Altenberge
• Andrew Jackson Davidson (82), Jefferson, Jackson County, Georgia, United States of America

• 1921 » Robert Cliche, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician († 1978)
• 1922 » Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia († 1980)
• 1923 » Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2004)
• 1924 » Curtis Turner, American race car driver († 1970)
• 1924 » Peter Safar, Austrian physician and academic († 2003)
• 1924 » Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France († 2007)
• 1925 » Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist and engineer († 2018)
• 1925 » Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter († 2016)
• 1925 » Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter († 2008)
• 1926 » Jane Withers, American actress

• 1898 » Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1820)
• 1902 » Marie Alfred Cornu, French physicist and academic (b. 1842)
• 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)

• 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 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
• 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 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
• May 8 » The Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
• June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
• November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.

The temperature on April 12, 1924 was between -1.7 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 2.3 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.