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• Adolf Friedrich Gussmann, Wittenburg, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ksp. Wittenburg († 1946)
• Duwina Levie, Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland († 1942)
• Dorothy Blanche Mroz, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Dobber, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Antonius Voogd, Waalwijk († 2004)
• Armand van Dorst, Kapellen (B) († 2000)
• Annie Thonia de Gorter, Rotterdam († 2017)
• Anna Elisabeth Maria Aarts, Sprundel († 2002)
• Cécile Van Goethem, Belsele,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 2015)
• Areke Gertrui den Ottelander († 2017)

• Christina Schutten (63), Deventer, Overijsel, Neth
• Antonia Manders (30), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Aafke Folkerts Hayma (71), Minnertsga
• Aafje Kleibroek (48), Alkmaar, Noord Holland
• Catharina Martijn (78), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta Maria Perk (88), Hilversum
• Christiaan MUILWIJK (2), Gorinchem
• Catharina Martijn (78)
• Betsie Ann GLIDDEN (83), Benton Harbor
• catharina van doren (59), helden

• 1925 » Benito Lorenzi, Italian footballer († 2007)
• 1926 » Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 2015)
• 1926 » Otto Graf Lambsdorff, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Economics († 2009)
• 1927 » Jim Simpson, American sportscaster († 2016)
• 1927 » Kim Young-sam, South Korean soldier and politician, 7th President of South Korea († 2015)
• 1927 » Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark, English engineer and politician († 2016)
• 1931 » Mala Powers, American actress († 2007)
• 1932 » John Hillerman, American actor († 2017)
• 1933 » Jean Carnahan, American author and politician
• 1933 » Olavi Salonen, Finnish runner

• 1919 » Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1835)
• 1920 » Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
• 1921 » Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist (b. 1852)
• 1927 » Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1872)
• 1929 » Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 8th President of France (b. 1838)
• 1935 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)
• 1937 » Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)
• 1938 » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)
• 1938 » Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
• January 20 » The first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, is released.
• April 8 » Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.
• May 16 » In Hollywood, the first Academy Awards ceremony takes place.
• June 17 » The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
• August 11 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
• September 7 » Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. One hundred thirty-six lives are lost.

The temperature on December 20, 1929 was between -6.5 °C and -1.7 °C and averaged -4.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.