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• André Paridaen, Sint Kruis († 2004)
• Aaltje van Dijk, Woudenberg,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1917)
• Adriaan Wapenaar, Vlaardingen († 1976)
• Antony Lionel Thomas sir Bonham († 2009)
• Bernardus Hulscher, Tegal Java, Nederlands Indië († 2003)
• Boyd Burton Meyer, Armour, Douglas County, South Dakota, VS († 1981)
• Antonius Sterks, Schijndel († 2000)
• Agnes Celina Van den Wijngaert († 1992)
• Brand Franken († 1990)
• Andries Meijer Cohen, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie

• Aukje Jakobs Hoeksma (59), Bozum, gem. Littenseradeel, FR, Nederland
• Catharina FROMME (57), Tegelen (NL/LI) 57y
• (77), Den Haag, Nederland
• Agatha van der Aar (61), Spaarnwoude
• Anna Maria Jacoba Diehl (44), 's-Gravenhage, Nederland
• Albert Weustenenk (64), Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Albert Weustenenk (63), Hengelo
• Carolina Carels (81), Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Bertha LOUWAGIE (0), Marshall, Lyon County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Agatha * van der Aar (61), Haarlemmerliede, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1911 » Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator († 1978)
• 1912 » Alfredo Pián, Argentinian race car driver († 1990)
• 1912 » Don Byas, American saxophonist and educator († 1972)
• 1912 » Georg Solti, Hungarian-English conductor and director († 1997)
• 1914 » Martin Gardner, American mathematician and author († 2010)
• 1915 » Owen Bradley, American country music record producer († 1998)
• 1917 » Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader († 1993)
• 1918 » Albertina Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist († 2011)
• 1918 » Milton Himmelfarb, American sociologist and author († 2006)
• 1919 » Jim Wallwork, English-Canadian sergeant and pilot († 2013)

• 1896 » James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (b. 1844)
• 1903 » Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (b. 1829)
• 1904 » Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (b. 1877)
• 1907 » Jules Chevalier, French priest, founded the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (b. 1824)
• 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
• 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
• 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)

• 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 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
• February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
• May 6 » Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.
• August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
• August 28 » World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
• October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.

The temperature on October 21, 1916 was between -3.7 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.