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• Bernardus Rudolphus Petrus Schepers, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adeline Mae Koele, Iowa ( USA ) († 2003)
• Albert John Binns, Columbiana County, Ohio († 1992)
• Arentje van Lienden, Rotterdam († 1960)
• Anna Helena Wesseling, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland († 1986)
• Anna Maria Meertens, Jakarta, Indonésie († 1987)
• Uil, Nieuwolda († 1916)
• Aagje van den Oever, Katwijk († 2013)
• Bertha Fleischmann, Koethen, Anhalt († 1945)
• Aagje van den Oever, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)

• Cornelis van de Dood (81), 's-Heer Arendskerke
• Adrianus Hoogenboezem (75), Lekkerkerk
• Cornelis Joannes Tromp (77), Ewijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje van Bemmel (35), Ruwiel
• Cornelis Johannes Tromp (77), Ewijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Derk Raatjes (87), Bellingwolde, Nederland
• Adrianus HOOGENBOEZEM | Hogenboezem (75), Lekkerkerk (Z.-H.), Neth
• Adriaantje Dag (77), Zierikzee
• Adriaan Vos (74), Klundert, Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• Christiaan Marinus van Briemen (1), Rotterdam

• 1913 » Earle Meadows, American pole vaulter († 1992)
• 1914 » Christos Papakyriakopoulos, Greek-American mathematician and academic († 1976)
• 1914 » Rafael Kubelík, Czech-American conductor and composer († 1996)
• 1916 » Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist († 2005)
• 1917 » Ling Yun, Chinese politician († 2018)
• 1918 » Francis W. Nye, United States Air Force major general († 2019)
• 1918 » Gene La Rocque, U.S admiral († 2016)
• 1918 » Heini Lohrer, Swiss ice hockey player († 2011)
• 1919 » Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mexican cardinal († 2008)
• 1919 » Walter Babington Thomas, Commander of British Far East Land Forces († 2017)

• 1895 » Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist (b. 1825)
• 1900 » Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1827)
• 1907 » Konstantinos Volanakis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1837)
• 1919 » José Gregorio Hernández Venezuelan physician and educator (b. 1864)
• 1931 » Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian poet and physician (b. 1850)
• 1933 » Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1935 » Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (b. 1873)
• 1936 » János Szlepecz, Slovene priest and missionary (b. 1872)
• 1940 » Paul Klee, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1879)
• 1941 » Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1860)

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. Grietje
14. Geertruida
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.
• January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
• February 25 » In the Battle of Verdun, a German unit captures Fort Douaumont, keystone of the French defences, without a fight.
• April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
• April 20 » The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings.
• July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
• August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.

The temperature on June 29, 1916 was between 10.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.