About the day » Wednesday July 16, 1902Calender converter

• Aleida de Weerdt, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1903)
• Alberdina Johannes Prins, Nieuweroord (Westerbork)
• Adrianus Gerardus van der Linden, Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Abraham van BROEKHOVEN Jzn, Dirksland, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Adrianus A. Tilburg († 1972)
• Maria Lena, Oud-Vossemeer († 1902)
• Albertus Hendriks Hagedoorn, Meppel, Nederland
• Aaldrik Pieter Bolt, Groningen († 1974)
• Alice Emma Maria ROELENS, Roeselare
• Agnes Wiktoria Olofsson, Häggnäset, Frostviken (Z) († 1984)

• Adriana Pastoor (81), Herwen en Aerdt, Gelderland, Nederland
• Berendina Cornelia Kobus (1), Angerlo, Nederland
• Bernedina Schonewille (1), Hardenberg, Overijsel, Netherlands(Sibculo)
• Berend Ennes Krottje (0), Het Bildt
• Cecilia Margaretha de Jong (0), Haskerland
• Catherine Foster, Coventry, Summit Co., Ohio
• Aaltje van Drunen (0), Rotterdam
• Aletta Johanna Kleynhans b10c5 (83)
• Catharina Wagemakers (61), Zevenbergen (NL)
• Abraham AALBREGTSE Hzn (0), Ouddorp, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH

• 1902 » Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician († 1977)
• 1902 » Mary Philbin, American actress († 1993)
• 1903 » Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer-songwriter († 1971)
• 1903 » Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge († 1968)
• 1903 » Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer († 1974)
• 1904 » Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor († 2003)
• 1906 » Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1907 » Barbara Stanwyck, American actress († 1990)
• 1907 » Frances Horwich, American educator and television host († 2001)
• 1907 » Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's († 1995)

• 1868 » Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (b. 1840)
• 1879 » Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
• 1882 » Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861-1865 (b. 1818)
• 1886 » Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
• 1896 » Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
• 1915 » Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
• 1917 » Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Adriana
7. Elisabeth
8. Hendrika
9. Catharina
10. Jacoba
11. Aaltje
12. Geertruida
13. Petronella
14. Grietje
15. Neeltje
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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
• January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
• March 7 » Second Boer War: Boers, led by Koos de la Rey, inflict the biggest defeat upon the British since the beginning of the war, at Tweebosch.
• July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
• August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
• December 14 » The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
• December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.

The temperature on July 16, 1902 was between 11.1 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 18.1 °C. There was 16.0 hours of sunshine (98%).