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• Adriana Gorgonia van Vorstenbosch, Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Anton Huesken, Wierden, Overijssel, Nederland († 2011)
• Alida den Os, Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland († 1917)
• Catharina van Oosterhout, Made en Drimmelen, Nederland († 1996)
• Antonius Johannes Toon van Westrop († 2005)
• Chris Ammerlaan († 1984)
• Antonius (Toon) Hermanus Bloemen, Linden († 2000)
• Bastiaan Bogerd († 1989)
• Alida Catharina Abeling, Oude Pekela († 2003)
• Andreas Cornelis Jacobus SEGERS († 1919)

• Anna Aleida Deiling (61), Uithuizen
• Bartholomea Johanna Josephina Nillesen, Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis van Hal (0), Liempde
• Antonius (Toon) Kolleman (70), IJsselmuiden, OV, Nederland
• Cornelis van den Burg (52), Noordwijkerhout
• Amy Gridley BUTLER (68)
• Monahan (0)
• Anna Maria Chriens (85), Deurne en Liessel
• Adrianus Cornelis van Hal (0), Liempde
• Annigje Kwast (41), Schoonebeek,Drenthe,Niederlande,Nieuw Schoonebeek

• 1914 » Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer († 1995)
• 1914 » John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar († 2003)
• 1915 » Al Timothy, Trinidadian musician and songwriter († 2000)
• 1915 » Babe Paley, American socialite († 1978)
• 1915 » John Woodruff, American runner and commander († 2007)
• 1916 » Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer († 2012)
• 1916 » Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist († 2018)
• 1918 » Brian James, Australian actor († 2009)
• 1918 » K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala († 2010)
• 1918 » Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt († 2012)

• 1908 » Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1833)
• 1920 » Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (b. 1857)
• 1927 » Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1929 » Henry Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
• 1932 » Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
• 1935 » Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
• 1937 » Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1943 » Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
• 1945 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (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. Geertruida
14. Grietje
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 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
• 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.
• May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
• August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
• September 7 » US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
• September 15 » World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.

The temperature on July 5, 1916 was between 12.1 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 15.5 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.