About the day » Monday April 24, 1916Calender converter

• Albert Alfing, Bergentheim († 2010)
• Bernhard Maria Christoph Ignace Anthonie Hubert WEICHS VAN WENNE, Münster North Rhine-Westphalia Germany († 1938)
• annegien santing, emmercompascuum († 1988)
• Annechien UITVLUGT, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 2003)
• Afra Anna Knijn, Beemster, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1999)
• Afien Kuiper, Onstwedde († 2005)
• Anthony Hilhorst, Holland, Manitoba, Canada († 1932)
• Annechina Uitvlugt, Odoorn, Nederland († 2003)
• van Wieringen, Haarlemmermeer († 1916)
• Annegien Uitvlugt, Odoorn

• Abraham Henry Wilson (60), Mt. Morris Twp., Genesee Co., MI
• Adriana Anna Maria Dekkers (70), Poortugaal
• Antje Bruining (30), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Antje Lourensdr Jongebloed (78), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Oomen (50), Hoeven
• Antonia Johanna Notenboom (0), Nieuwenhagen Limburg
• Arendje Buitenhuis (34), Purmerend {NH}
• Barend Faasse (79), Sommelsdijk
• Anna Geertruida Scheepbouwer (17), Dordrecht
• Antje Jongebloed (78), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1912 » Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower († 1994)
• 1913 » Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer († 2014)
• 1914 » Justin Wilson, American chef and author († 2001)
• 1914 » Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach († 1991)
• 1914 » William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 1977)
• 1916 » Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer († 2002)
• 1919 » David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic († 2010)
• 1919 » Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus († 2013)
• 1920 » Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver († 2011)
• 1922 » Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic († 2014)

• 1889 » Zulma Carraud, French author (b. 1796)
• 1891 » Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (b. 1800)
• 1924 » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1931 » David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1935 » Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
• 1938 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1942 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)

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

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

• 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 6.4 million citizens.
• April 24 » Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
• June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
• July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
• September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
• September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
• September 27 » Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.

The temperature on April 24, 1916 was between 1.7 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.