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• Benjamin Cok, Wemeldinge, Zeeland, Nederland († 2002)
• Christianus Cornelis Marijnissen, Zundert († 1987)
• Andrew John Clement, Chacahoula, Lafourche, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
• Catharina Adriana Rijken, Made en Drimmelen († 1987)
• Adriana de Wit, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1990)
• Arnoldus Cornelis Plag, Rotterdam († 1996)
• Arie de Vries, Noord-Scharwoude, Nederland († 1992)
• Aaltje Oosterloo, Rolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1991)
• Alice Marie Whitman, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2002)
• Alida Maria Huffman, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1946)

• Aaltje Scholten (49), Dalen, Nederland
• Annie Miranda Poulton (77), Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
• Anna Langhammer (70)
• Abraham Reijnhout (77), Middelburg
• Albertjen Brouwers (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Cortlever (70), 's-Gravenhage, ZH, Nederland
• Anna Maria Verschueren (31), Hamburg (D)
• Ann Caroline Black (102), St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
• Antje Annes HALBESMA (85), Murmerwoude
• Anna Catharina VAN DER AALST (83), Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

• 1913 » Etta Baker, African-American singer and guitarist († 2006)
• 1914 » Dagmar Lange, Swedish author († 1991)
• 1914 » Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)
• 1915 » Albert Hourani, English historian and author († 1993)
• 1915 » Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese sergeant († 1997)
• 1916 » John H. Wood, Jr., American lawyer and judge († 1979)
• 1916 » Lucille Bliss, American voice actress († 2012)
• 1916 » Tommy Bolt, American golfer († 2008)
• 1917 » Dorothy DeLay, American violinist and educator († 2002)
• 1918 » Ted Post, American director († 2013)

• 1907 » Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1823)
• 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)
• 1913 » J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier (b. 1837)
• 1915 » Wyndham Halswelle, English-Scottish runner and captain (b. 1882)
• 1917 » Emil von Behring, German physiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1924 » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)
• 1927 » Kang Youwei, Chinese scholar and political reformer (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1836)
• 1931 » Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (b. 1888)
• 1935 » Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman and diplomat, founded Prince Matchabelli perfume (b. 1885)

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

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

• 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.
• February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
• March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
• April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
• June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
• November 7 » Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.
• December 23 » World War I: Battle of Magdhaba: Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in the Sinai Peninsula.

The temperature on March 31, 1916 was between 1.1 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.