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Born on Thursday January 16, 1930
- Annigjen (Annie) Otten, Oldemarkt († 2013)
- August Ferdinand Joenoes, Batavia († 2010)
- Afiena Paulina Baar, Usquert, Groningen, Nederland († 2021)
- Arlete Rocha Pinheiro, Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brasil († 2010)
- Elisabeth Voormeulen, Tricht (Buurmalsen)
- Albert Hindriks, Heemserveen († 1966)
- Eggo Boer, Gasselte († 2008)
- Arnaud du Plessis d'Argentré, Hayes, Moselle, France († 2006)
- Cornelis Jansz Hoek, Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1930)
- Constant CORTHOUTS, Beringen (Limburg) (B) († 1987)
Died on Thursday January 16, 1930
- Ale WIELSMA (20), Lauwerzijl (Oldehove) Groningen Netherlands
- Bart Kuus (66), Zeist
- Auke SYTEMA (52), Warga (Friesland, The Netherlands)
- Anje Venema- (25), Uithuizen, Nederland
- ANTOINETTE HEIJNENS (22), Berg en Terblijt
- Adrianus Moerman (61), Maassluis, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Baukje Miedema (77), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Coleta Vaerewijck (34), Clinge, Zeeland, The Netherlands
- Alexander Arnault Le Jeune (68), Soest, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aleida Bols (51), Odoorn, Borger-Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1930 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1928 » Pilar Lorengar, Spanish soprano and actress († 1996)
- 1928 » William Kennedy, American novelist and journalist
- 1929 » Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, Sri Lankan anthropologist and academic († 2014)
- 1930 » Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge († 2013)
- 1930 » Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author
- 1930 » Paula Tilbrook, English actress († 2019)
- 1931 » Johannes Rau, German journalist and politician, 8th Federal President of Germany († 2006)
- 1931 » John Enderby, English physicist and academic
- 1931 » Robert L. Park, American physicist and academic
- 1932 » Victor Ciocâltea, Romanian chess player († 1983)
Died on January 16
- 1906 » Marshall Field, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Marshall Field's (b. 1834)
- 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
- 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
- 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
- 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
- 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
- 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
- 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
- 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
- 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1930
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1930
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Margaretha
- Grietje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1930
- 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
- January 30 » The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks.
- March 12 » Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India.
- May 24 » Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).
- July 30 » In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
- August 29 » The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
- December 2 » Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
Weather January 16, 1930
The temperature on January 16, 1930 was between 2.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.