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Born on Wednesday December 6, 1916
Died on Wednesday December 6, 1916

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 6, 1916 at Delpher


Born on December 6

Died on December 6

Names that were popular for boys in 1916
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Petrus
  9. Jacob
  10. Albert
  11. Adrianus
  12. Jacobus
  13. Wilhelmus
  14. Gerardus
  15. Dirk
  16. Marinus
Names that were popular for girls in 1916
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Hendrika
  8. Catharina
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Aaltje
  13. Grietje
  14. Geertruida
  15. Helena
  16. Neeltje

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1916
  • 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 6.4 million citizens.
  • April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
  • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
  • June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
  • July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
  • August 16 » The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
  • December 29 » A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the first novel by James Joyce, was first published as a book by an American publishing house B. W. Huebschis after it had been serialized in The Egoist (1914–15).
Weather December 6, 1916

The temperature on December 6, 1916 was between -0.5 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.

Source: KNMI