About the day » Thursday January 20, 1916Calender converter

• Berend Veenstra, Smallingerland († 1992)
• Abraham Poulus Chardon, Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1994)
• Betje de Jong († 2005)
• Adriana Cornelia Bal, Scheveningen († 2008)
• Aaltje Neuteboom, Waarder († 2005)
• Albertje Lassche († 2003)
• Buitenpost, Lonneker, Overijssel, Nederland († 1916)
• Alidus Witvers, Klazienaveen, Emmen († 2015)
• Conrad B. Hay, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines († 2001)
• Aaltje van der Weide, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1981)

• "Marguerite" Pauline Appoline van Praet (45), Anvers, Belgique
• Anna Cornelia van Loon (81), Steenbergen
• Anje Klatter (63), Delfzijl
• Alexander Smith (82), Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
• Alexander Bax (70), Batavia, Dutch East Indies
• Albertus Prins (6), Soest, Nederland
• Amandus Ysewijn (76), Sint-Amands, België
• Albertus Bertelink (77), Hengelo
• Alfred William Williams, Queensland, Australia
• Albert KORVING (31), Noordzee

• 1910 » Joy Adamson, Austria-born Kenyan painter and author († 1980)
• 1913 » W. Cleon Skousen, American author and academic († 2006)
• 1915 » Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan († 2006)
• 1918 » Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader († 2002)
• 1918 » Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist († 2013)
• 1920 » DeForest Kelley, American actor († 1999)
• 1920 » Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter († 1993)
• 1920 » Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author († 2006)
• 1921 » Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer († 2006)
• 1922 » Ray Anthony, American trumpet player, composer, bandleader, and actor

• 1900 » John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819)
• 1901 » Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (b. 1826)
• 1907 » Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (b. 1842)
• 1908 » John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (b. 1830)
• 1913 » José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (b. 1852)
• 1915 » Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1840)
• 1920 » Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (b. 1876)
• 1921 » Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and academic (b. 1847)
• 1924 » Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (b. 1872)
• 1936 » George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1865)

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.
• April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
• April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
• August 28 » World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
• October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
• November 1 » In Russia, Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the government of Boris Stürmer.
• November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.

The temperature on January 20, 1916 was between 5.0 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 5.7 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.