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Born on Friday January 16, 1914
- (Stillbirth) VAN DER WERF, Stadskanaal, Onstwedde († 1914)
- Alberdina Dekker, Hoogeveen, Nederland († 1991)
- Anna Lotz, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2003)
- (Stillborn) VAN DER WERF, Stadskanaal (Onstwedde) Groningen Netherlands († 1914)
- Ada Mae Hanna, Ohio († 1981)
- Adriaan de Bruijne († 2011)
- Aart Hendrikus de Jongh, Geldermalsen († 1945)
- Abraham Henricus Pieter Sigterman, Utrecht, Nederland
- * Arie Gerrit de Kovel, Groot-Ammers († 2003)
- Adriana Machtel Groenendijk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Friday January 16, 1914
- Atje Hyltjes de Vries (25), Utingeradeel
- Klaasje Wagter (73), Steenwijk
- Aldegundis van den Reek (50), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina Kramer (83), Rotterdam Zuid-Holland Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina Kramer (83), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Nabuurs (35), Oploo
- Aaltje Baalmans (0), Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
- Arie Baas (87), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Atje de Vries (25), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
- Berend Jan van Enter (55), Deventer
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1914 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1910 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1974)
- 1911 » Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile († 1982)
- 1911 » Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer († 1979)
- 1911 » Roger Lapébie, French cyclist († 1996)
- 1914 » Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator († 1992)
- 1915 » Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2016)
- 1916 » Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player and coach († 2004)
- 1916 » Philip Lucock, English-Australian minister and politician († 1996)
- 1917 » Carl Karcher, American businessman, founded Carl's Jr. († 2008)
- 1918 » Nel Benschop, Dutch poet and educator († 2005)
Died on January 16
- 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
- 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
- 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
- 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
- 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
- 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
- 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
Names that were popular for boys in 1914
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1914
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1914
- 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
- February 26 » HMHSBritannic, sister to the RMSTitanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
- May 17 » The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
- September 17 » Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
- September 17 » World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
- November 1 » World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt.
- November 2 » World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.
Weather January 16, 1914
The temperature on January 16, 1914 was between -6.5 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.