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• Adrianus Petrus Kremers, Zevenbergen
• Aaldert Zwiggelaar, Hoogeveen († 1915)
• Adrianus Johannes Bekkers, Vught
• Aenne Dora Graf, Hithusen, Germany († 2003)
• Albert Cremer, Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2013)
• Albert Albertsz Houwaard, Katwijk († 1988)
• Albert Houwaard, Katwijk († 1988)
• Commijs, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Meer, Etten-Leur (NL) († 1987)
• Adrianus Paulus Oomen, Ginneken en Bavel († 1998)

• Albert Hendrik Willem Pellen, (54), Utrecht, Nederland
• Bessie Commella Eby (32), Van Buren, Whatcom, Washington
• Aaltje Boerdam (58), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andries Akse (1), Den Haag
• Antonia Hoogendijk (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
• Alida Geertruida Tromp (0), Velsen
• Catharina Rottier (83), Goes (Wissekerke) (Zeeland)
• Adrianus Broers (52), Gilze en Rijen
• Adam Ritte (77), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Botje Elberts Bon (52), Kortenhoef, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1910 » Berton Roueché, American journalist and author († 1994)
• 1911 » Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy († 1963)
• 1913 » Les Tremayne, English actor († 2003)
• 1914 » John Hodiak, American actor († 1955)
• 1915 » Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga († 1972)
• 1916 » Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator († 1979)
• 1917 » Barry Nelson, American actor († 2007)
• 1917 » Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli († 2013)
• 1918 » Dick Gibson, English racing driver († 2010)
• 1918 » Hsuan Hua, Chinese-American monk and author († 1995)

• 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)
• 1930 » José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)
• 1935 » Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)

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

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

• 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
• January 9 » The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
• July 18 » The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
• August 30 » World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
• September 11 » World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
• September 13 » World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
• September 14 » HMASAE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, was lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

The temperature on April 16, 1914 was between 3.5 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 12.1 hours of sunshine (87%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.