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• Agnes Caris, Nederweert, Nederland († 2002)
• Antje Weening, Drachten († 1997)
• Albertus Alexander Clementinus Cuypers, Stabroek († 1978)
• Aaltje Bakker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2009)
• Anna Maria Greuter, Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Antoon Fortgens, Amsterdam († 1917)
• Anna Geertruida Christina van Itterson, Buurmalsen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1979)
• Arie van Middelkoop, Oud Alblas († 2000)
• arend altena, genemuiden († 2007)
• Adrianus van den Heuvel, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2015)

• Cornelia Johanna Zonneveld (59), Noordwijk
• Antonia Winders (69), Hooge Zwaluwe, Noord Brabant
• Catharina Nagtzaam (66), Standdaarbuiten
• "Maria" Johanna Maria Johanna Maria (90), 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
• Bontje Ax (13), Smilde
• Bontje Harms Ax (13), Smilde, Nederland
• Arie de Vreugd (0), Katwijk
• Antonia Winden (69), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
• Aleida Hendrika Völling Vollink (72), Wierden
• Casper Johannes Reebeen (0), Gouda

• 1909 » Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader († 1982)
• 1912 » George O. Petrie, American actor and director († 1997)
• 1912 » W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author († 1995)
• 1913 » Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress († 2015)
• 1914 » Eddie Chapman, English spy († 1997)
• 1915 » Jean Fritz, Chinese-American author († 2017)
• 1916 » Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist († 1983)
• 1916 » Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer († 1988)
• 1916 » Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director († 1996)
• 1922 » Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer († 2015)

• 1903 » Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1895)
• 1907 » Robert I, Duke of Parma (b. 1848)
• 1908 » Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (b. 1829)
• 1911 » A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842)
• 1911 » Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (b. 1879)
• 1913 » George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (b. 1836)
• 1922 » Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (b. 1875)
• 1939 » Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (b. 1902)
• 1941 » Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Grietje
14. Neeltje
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 6.3 million citizens.
• March 20 » Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
• March 26 » The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
• April 5 » Boxing challenger Jess Willard knocks out Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba to become the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
• July 25 » RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross.
• July 28 » The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti.
• August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.

The temperature on November 16, 1915 was between -3.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.