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• Alois de Nostitz-Rieneck († 2003)
• Cornelia Jacoba van Mourik, Ameide († 1958)
• Albertje Slot, Staphorst,, Overijssel, Nederland († 2010)
• Annechien Catharina Maria Siertsema, Deventer († 2004)
• Christina Wisse, Meliskerke, Zeeland, NL († 2001)
• Antonius Johannes Leemereise, Raalte († 1925)
• Anthony William Rudman, Scofield, Carbon, Utah, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• An van de Ven († 1999)
• Betty Ruth Lawrence, Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio († 1986)
• Arlene SIKKEMA, Fulton Whiteside County Illinois U.S.A († 2016)

• Bernardus Harmannus Jozephus Boon (0), Groningen
• Albert Alberts Kleine (1), Hoogeveen
• Anna Adriana van der Harst (33), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aurelia Cecilia Ferguson ongehuwd (85), Voorburg, ZH, Nederland
• Catherine "Katie" Lux (51), Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Attje Geerts Duursma (68), Tietjerksteradeel, Fr, Nederland
• Amelia Cecilia Ferguson (84), Voorburg
• Augustinus Constant Van Meerbeek (59), Antwerpen
• Anna Adriana van der Harst (33), 's Gravenhage
• Aurelia Cecilia Ferguson (85), Voorburg

• 1924 » Derek Shackleton, English cricketer, coach, and umpire († 2007)
• 1924 » Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician, 6th President of Pakistan († 1988)
• 1925 » Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas († 2016)
• 1925 » Donald Justice, American poet and writing teacher († 2004)
• 1925 » George Wetherill, American physicist and academic († 2006)
• 1925 » Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist († 1986)
• 1925 » Norris McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records († 2004)
• 1925 » Ross McWhirter, Scottish publisher and activist, co-founded the Guinness World Records († 1975)
• 1926 » Douglas Croft, American child actor († 1963)
• 1926 » John Derek, American actor, director, and cinematographer († 1998)

• 1914 » John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMSHolland 1 (b. 1840)
• 1918 » William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)
• 1921 » Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)
• 1922 » Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
• 1924 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)
• 1935 » Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)
• 1940 » Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)
• 1941 » Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
• January 21 » Albania declares itself a republic.
• April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
• May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
• May 30 » May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
• July 18 » Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
• November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

The temperature on August 12, 1925 was between 9.8 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.