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• Adrianus Petrus Kroft, Ter Aar (Korteraar) († 1977)
• Akke Alberts Ploeg, Roden († 1993)
• Anna Cornelia (Cor) Van de Klundert, Ginneken en Bavel († 1972)
• Aaltje Straalman, Markelo († 1996)
• Adrianus Broeders, Zevenbergen († 1995)
• Anna Maria Verschuren, Meer (België) († 2003)
• , Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Akke Ploeg, Roden, Nederland († 1993)
• Aaltje van Asselt, Rheden († 2000)
• Anna Cornelia Van Der Klundert, Dordrecht († 1972)

• Arij Boesaard (61), Katwijk
• Christiaan Verhoef (65), Utrecht
• Cornelis Johannes Ferdinand van Raalten (40), Garoet, West-Java
• Cornelis Avis (40), Haarlem
• Arij Boezaard (61), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Klaasdr Slooves (71), Winkel
• Ann Esther Owens (86), West Union, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
• Cornelia GROEN (72), Nieuw-Beijerland
• Cornelis Johannes Ferdinand Charles van Raalten (40), Garoet, West-Java, Indonesia
• Cornelis Johannes Ferdinand Charles van Raalten (40), Garoet, West-Java (Nederlands Indië)

• 1910 » Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general, economist, and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia († 1979)
• 1912 » Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher and environmentalist († 2009)
• 1912 » Francis Rogallo, American engineer, invented the Rogallo wing († 2009)
• 1915 » Jacques Hnizdovsky, Ukrainian-American painter, sculptor, and illustrator († 1985)
• 1915 » Jules Archer, American historian and author († 2008)
• 1918 » Elmore James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1963)
• 1918 » Skitch Henderson, American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2005)
• 1918 » William Seawell, American general († 2005)
• 1919 » Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor, created Alvin and the Chipmunks († 1972)
• 1919 » Tom Addington, English captain († 2011)

• 1880 » Edward Middleton Barry, English architect and academic, co-designed the Halifax Town Hall and the Royal Opera House (b. 1830)
• 1901 » Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813)
• 1910 » Thomas Crapper, English plumber and businessman (b. 1836)
• 1919 » Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877)
• 1921 » Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891)
• 1922 » Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)

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

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

• 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 6.3 million citizens.
• January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
• January 28 » An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
• January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia.
• March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
• July 16 » Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
• November 25 » Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

The temperature on January 27, 1915 was between -2.1 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.