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• Albertus Eggen, Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland († 1921)
• Cornelis Potharst, amsterdam, Nederland († 2013)
• Cornelis Franciscus J. Achterberg, Breda († 1993)
• Albertus Joannes Baptista Mermans, Dessel, Antwerpen, België († 1921)
• Cornelia Elisabeth Bijl, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
• Anna Bron, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1922)
• Barend Rob, Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1987)
• Cornelis Henricus Josephus van Iersel, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1974)
• Anne Jaspers, Steenwijkerwold († 2002)
• Catharina Josepha Maria Schulte, 's-Gravenhage

• Anna Maria van Gestel (63), Chaam
• Hendrik Johannes Helsloot (1), Rotterdam
• Aaltje Louwes Post (31), Den Helder
• Alida van Ginkel (64), Renswoude, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Christina Hendrika Verkerk (92), Zoelmond (Beusichem)
• Annechiena Klein (21), Veendam {GR}
• Antje Grasman (59), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Bruine Brandts (82), Kopstukken, Onstwedde, Provincie Groningen
• Antje Sikkink (86), Blokker, Westerblokker nummer 55
• Aaltje Kok (62), Zijpe

• 1917 » Laure Pillay, Mauritian lawyer and jurist († 2017)
• 1917 » Louis C. Wyman, American lawyer and politician († 2002)
• 1918 » Aldo van Eyck, Dutch architect († 1999)
• 1918 » Frederick Reines, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)
• 1920 » John Addison, English-American soldier and composer († 1998)
• 1920 » Leo McKern, Australian-English actor († 2002)
• 1920 » Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1920 » Traudl Junge, German secretary († 2002)
• 1922 » Harding Lemay, American screenwriter and playwright († 2018)
• 1923 » Heinz Wallberg, German conductor († 2004)

• 1907 » John O'Leary, Irish politician (b. 1830)
• 1912 » Max Burckhard, Austrian theater director (b. 1854)
• 1914 » Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1914 » Gaston Calmette, French journalist (b. 1858)
• 1914 » John Murray, Scottish oceanographer, biologist, and limnologist (b. 1841)
• 1925 » August von Wassermann, German bacteriologist and hygienist (b. 1866)
• 1930 » Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1870)
• 1935 » Aron Nimzowitsch, Latvian-Danish chess player (b. 1886)
• 1935 » John James Rickard Macleod, Scottish physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1876)
• 1936 » Marguerite Durand, French actress, journalist, and activist (b. 1864)

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

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

• 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 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 6.9 million citizens.
• February 15 » Kingdom of Romania establishes its legation in Helsinki.
• February 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
• March 19 » Irish War of Independence: One of the biggest engagements of the war takes place at Crossbarry, County Cork. About 100 Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteers escape an attempt by over 1,300 British forces to encircle them.
• September 8 » Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
• October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.
• October 29 » United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.

The temperature on March 16, 1921 was between 1.0 °C and 14.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.