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• Catharina Hendriks Jongman, Vollenhove († 1928)
• Cornelia Theodora Maria Elshout, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)
• Amelia Maria van Huis, Leiden,2311,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Bertha Buitink († 1997)
• Dirkje van Duijn, Katwijk († 1988)
• Augustinus Adrianus Maria Sprangers, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Arie Cammeraat († 1991)
• Anna Jager, Kooten, Gemeente Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 2018)
• Cornelis Hofstede, Nijmegen (GE NL) († 1933)
• Antonia Gietelink, Rheden († 2007)

• Andreas Renatus BOUTTELISIER (16), Passendale
• Aaltje Broekhuis (34), Bussum
• Aleyda Knauff (64), Venray
• Albert, Georges van Tichelen (12)
• Alida Spoelstra (73)
• Albertien Thijs (74), Assen
• Adriana Barth (66), 's-Gravendeel, 3295, Nederland
• Adrianus Voogt (71), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Stundebeek (0), Almelo
• Adrianus Karel Muijser (45), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1925 » Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician († 2020)
• 1925 » Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic († 2015)
• 1926 » David Tudor, American pianist and composer († 1996)
• 1926 » Patricia Neal, American actress († 2010)
• 1927 » Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic († 2007)
• 1928 » Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist († 1997)
• 1929 » Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian († 2019)
• 1929 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver († 1964)
• 1929 » Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist
• 1930 » Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut

• 1913 » José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)
• 1915 » Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
• 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Omar Bundy, American general (b. 1861)
• 1944 » James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1860)
• 1947 » Josh Gibson, American baseball player (b. 1911)

• 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 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 7.6 million citizens.
• May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
• June 8 » Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Peking, whose name is changed to Beijing ("Northern Capital").
• September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
• October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
• November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
• November 22 » The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.

The temperature on January 20, 1928 was between -0.4 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.