About the day » Tuesday April 16, 1901Calender converter
April 15, 1901Died on Tuesday April 16, 1901
- Aaron Waterman Ludwig Jr. (77), Milford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten
- Albertus Franciscus Hendrikus Blokhoff (79), Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Petronella Mathijsen (32), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltje Trompetter (76), Rotterdam
- Alida Nout (5), Ravenswaaij (Maurik) (GL)
- Andreas Buysse (79), Kieldrecht
- Arie Geurtse (62), Ingen
- Aalbert de Vree (82), Geldermalsen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arij van der Linden (79), Geervliet
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Hendriks (0), Eindhoven (Stratum), Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 16, 1901 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- De Sumatra post
- De locomotief : Samarangsch handels- en advertentie-blad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Middelburgsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
Born on April 16
- 1895 » Ove Arup, English-Danish engineer and businessman, founded Arup († 1988)
- 1896 » Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer († 1944)
- 1896 » Robert Henry Best, American journalist († 1952)
- 1899 » Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic († 1988)
- 1900 » Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author († 1962)
- 1903 » Paul Waner, American baseball player and manager († 1965)
- 1904 » Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer († 1983)
- 1905 » Frits Philips, Dutch businessman († 2005)
- 1907 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician († 1947)
- 1907 » Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. († 1964)
Died on April 16
- 1879 » Bernadette Soubirous, French nun and saint (b. 1844)
- 1888 » Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (b. 1845)
- 1899 » Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
- 1904 » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
- 1904 » Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
- 1914 » George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
- 1915 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)
- 1925 » Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)
- 1928 » Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
- 1928 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
Names that were popular for boys in 1901
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1901
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1901
- 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 July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- June 17 » The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
- July 4 » William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.
- July 24 » O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
- September 7 » The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty (modern-day China) officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
- September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
- November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.
The weather on Tuesday April 16, 1901
The temperature on April 16, 1901 was between 1.4 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (11%).
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI