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• Cees Magendans, Westervoort,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2001)
• Aart-Jan Barth, 's-Gravendeel, Nederland († 1991)
• Bep Lok, Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2011)
• Carolus Franciscus Gerardus Burcksen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1929)
• Anna Monika Schmitt, Uffhausen, Landkreis Fulda, Hessen, Duitsland († 2006)
• Cecelia Myrtle Bergen († 1984)
• Anthony Facciolo, Rome Oneida, New York († 2000)
• Alexander Boeykens, Bornem († 1996)
• Anne Weiland, Leeuwarden († 1927)
• Andries van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1927)

• Aleida HOLLEBOOM (68), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Andries Kommerszn Potters (83), Werkendam
• Antje Jappes Zweed (82), Hindeloopen, Friesland, Nederland
• Auguste Joseph Baudry, Cherbourg, 50100, France
• Adam Ditmar (78), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Alsenius Emilius van HOLDER (1), Onkerzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Aalbert van Rhenes (33), Echteld
• Antje Jappes Zweed (82), Hindeloopen, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna van Gerrevink (73), Doetinchem
• Albertus Stephanus Joseph van het Schip (3), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1922 » Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian († 1994)
• 1923 » Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima († 1955)
• 1924 » Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver and businessman († 1998)
• 1925 » Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor († 1990)
• 1926 » Morton Feldman, American composer and academic († 1987)
• 1926 » Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2013)
• 1928 » Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress († 2006)
• 1929 » Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic
• 1929 » Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician († 2015)
• 1930 » Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons († 1974)

• 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
• 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
• 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
• 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
• 1934 » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (b. 1887)
• 1938 » Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1867)
• 1940 » Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1898)
• 1940 » Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (b. 1891)
• 1943 » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)

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. Antonius
15. Hendrikus
16. Dirk

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

• 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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
• March 16 » History of Rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
• April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
• June 14 » Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
• June 23 » The College Board administers the first SAT exam.
• October 31 » Last issue of the independent Italian newspaper Il Mondo, thereafter suppressed by the Mussolini regime
• November 15 » The NBC radio network opens with 24 stations.

The temperature on January 12, 1926 was between -5.6 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.