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Died on Thursday February 20, 1930
- Bosschaart (0), Meliskerke
- Beatrix Philomena Mousset (88), Maastricht (Maastricht) (Limburg)
- Antonius Bernardus Van Zeeland (61), Den Haag
- Arnoldus Jacobus Brouwer (65), 23 feb begrafenis Batavia, Jakarta, Ned. Indië
- August Henri DAELS (78), Wevelgem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Adriana Held, den (73), Rotterdam Zhl. NL
- Arij Struijk (71), Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aart Ooms (87), Groot-Ammers, Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Antoon Johannes Marinus Cornelisse (0), Mijdrecht
- Adriana Elisabeth Boorsma (0), Monster
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 20, 1930 at Delpher
Born on February 20
- 1926 » Gillian Lynne, English ballerina, choreographer, and director († 2018)
- 1926 » Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties († 2013)
- 1927 » Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer and musician († 2005)
- 1927 » Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist († 1986)
- 1927 » Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat
- 1928 » Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland
- 1928 » Roy Face, American baseball player and carpenter
- 1929 » Amanda Blake, American actress († 1989)
- 1931 » John Milnor, American mathematician and academic
- 1932 » Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author († 2007)
Died on February 20
- 1900 » Washakie, American tribal leader (b. 1798)
- 1907 » Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
- 1910 » Boutros Ghali, Egyptian educator and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1846)
- 1916 » Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
- 1920 » Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1910)
- 1920 » Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (b. 1856)
- 1933 » Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (b. 1903)
- 1936 » Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879)
- 1957 » Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)
- 1961 » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)
Names that were popular for boys in 1930
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Maria
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1930
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Theresia
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1930
- 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 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 7.8 million citizens.
- January 26 » The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.
- January 31 » 3M begins marketing Scotch Tape.
- February 18 » Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
- June 21 » One-year conscription comes into force in France.
- November 11 » Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
- December 16 » Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery, in Clinton, Indiana.
The weather on Thursday February 20, 1930
The temperature on February 20, 1930 was between -2.9 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI