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Born on Wednesday October 16, 1918
- Anthonius Hendrikus van der Helm († 2004)
- Aaltje Molderink († 2004)
- Albert Lucien Marius ROYER, Bergues, 59067, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FRANCE († 1918)
- Alfred Roland Campbell († 1953)
- Adriana de Zwart, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
- Antje Meis, Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands
- Allen Clarence Kirkpatrick, Hector,Renville Cy,Minnesota († 2011)
- Alle de Meer, Drachten († 1919)
- Albertus Laurentius VAN ISVELDT, Schepdaal,1703,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 2014)
- Antonius Leonardus Bellekom, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
Died on Wednesday October 16, 1918
- Abraham Andries (Ouders:Andries Karstenberg, Reina Zilverberg) Karstenberg (68), Emmen
- Abraham Karstenberg (68), Emmen
- Alberta Marx (0), Marshfield, Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
- Abraham Karstenberg (68), Emmen
- Anna van Gijn (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Mast (59), Den Ham, Vroomshoop, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Vader (73), Zijpe
- Hermes (0), Etten-Leur
- Adriana Hagesteijn (71), Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Stengs (8), Castricum
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 16, 1918 at Delpher
Born on October 16
- 1918 » Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic († 2013)
- 1918 » Louis Althusser, Algerian-French philosopher and academic († 1990)
- 1918 » Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer († 2008)
- 1919 » Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author († 2003)
- 1921 » MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder († 2010)
- 1921 » Matt Batts, American baseball player and coach († 2013)
- 1921 » Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer († 2003)
- 1922 » Leon Sullivan, American minister and activist († 2001)
- 1922 » Max Bygraves, English-Australian actor and singer († 2012)
- 1923 » Linda Darnell, American actress († 1965)
Died on October 16
- 1888 » John Wentworth, American journalist and politician, 19th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815)
- 1904 » Haritina Korotkevich, Russian heroine (b. 1882)
- 1908 » Joseph Leycester Lyne, English monk (b. 1837)
- 1909 » Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (b. 1856)
- 1913 » Ralph Rose, American shot putter, discus, and hammer thrower (b. 1885)
- 1936 » Effie Adelaide Rowlands, British writer (b. 1859)
- 1937 » Jean de Brunhoff, French poet and playwright (b. 1899)
- 1946 » Nuremberg trial executions of the Main Trial:
- 1947 » Anna B. Eckstein, German peace activist (b. 1868)
- 1951 » Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (b 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 27 » Beginning of the Finnish Civil War.
- February 5 » Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
- July 15 » World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
- August 13 » Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
- October 4 » World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
- December 14 » The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote.
Weather October 16, 1918
The temperature on October 16, 1918 was between 8.0 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 35.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.