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• Aafke Huisman, Bierum, Groningen, Nederland († 1980)
• Albertus Woelders, Wolders, Amsterdam
• Adrianus Pruisken, Hof van Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)
• Aafje Messchaert, Enkhuizen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
• Adriana Straver, Waddinxveen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Wilhelmus Aloisius Verhoof, Tilburg,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 2010)
• Aaltje van de Waerdt, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1966)
• Aaltje van der Heide, Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland († 1903)
• Alida Sjoerds Dijkstra, Workum, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland
• Kruizinga, Zuidbroek, Menterwolde, Groningen, Nederland († 1903)

• Abra van den BOLSEM Bdr (79), Ooltgensplaat, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Anthonij Teljeur (87), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abra van den Bolsem (79), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anthonia Catharina Griffioen (0), Muiden, Nederland
• Anne Boyer (79), Saint Mandé, Val De Marne (F)
• Albert Hebers (58), Utrecht
• Albert Jans Scholte
• Adrianus Joannes Bertens (21), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonij Teljeur (87), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Röhlfs Klein (85), Scheemda, Groningen, Nederland

• 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)
• 1908 » Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist († 2004)
• 1908 » Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader († 1979)

• 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)

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

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

• 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
• January 17 » El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve.
• June 16 » Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
• July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
• August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
• August 18 » German engineer Karl Jatho allegedly flies his self-made, motored gliding airplane four months before the first flight of the Wright brothers.
• August 29 » The Slava, the last of the five Borodino-class battleships, is launched.

The temperature on April 16, 1903 was between -1.4 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (50%).