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January 15, 1912
Born on Tuesday January 16, 1912
- van der Oest, Hezingen, Tubbergen († 1912)
- Adriana Biemans, Loon op Zand († 1992)
- Alberdina Kats, Hoogeveen
- Adriana SCHRÖDER, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
- Adam Jacob Punt, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Esther APPELBOOM, Amsterdam
- Alberdina van Ispelen, Rotterdam
- "susanna Elizabeth" X, South Africa († 1992)
- Aaltje Broekhuis, Wezep (gem. Oldebroek) († 1912)
- Adriana SchrIöder, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1996)
Died on Tuesday January 16, 1912
- Adrana Diena Schuddebeurs (45), Den Haag
- Stuut (0), Groningen
- Alida van Scherpenzeel (0), Polsbroek, Nederland
- Alida Maria Gadellaa (0), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
- Andries Antonius Raadsen (0), Rotterdam
- Adriana Jacobs Mol (69), Oudenhoorn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Johannes Woudenberg (68), Apeldoorn
- Aaltje Van Tuil (69), Maurik
- Alexander Leor Stoek (13)
- Adriana Golverdingen (1), Gorinchem
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1912 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1908 » Ethel Merman, American actress and singer († 1984)
- 1908 » Günther Prien, German captain († 1941)
- 1908 » Sammy Crooks, English footballer († 1981)
- 1909 » Clement Greenberg, American art critic († 1994)
- 1910 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster († 1974)
- 1911 » Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile († 1982)
- 1911 » Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricketer († 1979)
- 1911 » Roger Lapébie, French cyclist († 1996)
- 1914 » Roger Wagner, French-American conductor and educator († 1992)
- 1915 » Leslie H. Martinson, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2016)
Died on January 16
- 1891 » Léo Delibes, French pianist and composer (b. 1836)
- 1898 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1901 » Arnold Böcklin, Swiss painter and academic (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Hiram Rhodes Revels, American soldier, minister, and politician (b. 1822)
- 1901 » Jules Barbier, French poet and playwright (b. 1825)
- 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)
Names that were popular for boys in 1912
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1912
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1912
- 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- February 14 » The U.S. Navy commissions its first class of diesel-powered submarines.
- March 5 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces are the first to use airships for military purposes, employing them for reconnaissance behind Turkish lines.
- March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
- November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
- November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
The weather on Tuesday January 16, 1912
The temperature on January 16, 1912 was between -4.2 °C and -0.3 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI