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• Adrianus Hellemons, Halsteren († 1998)
• Aaltje Berghuis († 1993)
• Alida Schelling, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1930)
• Bobby de Moor, Ossendrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL († 1993)
• Anna van Duin, Rotterdam († 2008)
• A.W. Schoo († 1992)
• Albert Schaerges, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1986)
• Anthonetta Francisca Wilhelmina (Annie) van den Berg, Hof van Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
• Andreas Cornelis Johannes Holla, Nijmegen († 1996)
• Bernardus Johannes Ten Brink († 1917)

• Anthonius Cornelis de Goeij (15), Reeuwijk
• Adrianus Lambrechts (67), Oudheusden en Elshout
• Annigje Schute (74), Zuidveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albertonie Broekema (77), Assen
• Aart van der REST (20), Dordrecht
• Adrianus Kapteijn (57), Gouda, Netherlands
• Adrianus Antonius Louwe (0), Egmond Binnen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Adrianus Middelkoop (0), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Wiltjer (54), Kantens, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Hinderika Westerhuis (55), Groningen

• 1912 » Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist († 2005)
• 1914 » Glenn Robert Davis, American lieutenant and politician († 1988)
• 1914 » Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician († 1995)
• 1914 » Richard Laurence Millington Synge, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1994)
• 1916 » Pearl Hackney, English actress († 2009)
• 1917 » Jack Soo, American actor and singer († 1979)
• 1919 » Hans Klenk, German race car driver († 2009)
• 1919 » Walt Hansgen, American race car driver († 1966)
• 1921 » Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 40th Yokozuna († 1973)
• 1922 » Gershon Kingsley, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2019)

• 1899 » Ottmar Mergenthaler, German-American engineer, invented the Linotype machine (b. 1854)
• 1900 » Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (b. 1823)
• 1914 » Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (b. 1850)
• 1916 » Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (b. 1838)
• 1916 » Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (b. 1891)
• 1917 » Dimitrios Votsis, Greek lawyer and politician (b. 1841)
• 1917 » Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (b. 1831)
• 1918 » Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (b. 1845)
• 1929 » Bernhard von Bülow, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1849)
• 1936 » Newton Moore, Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1870)

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.
• March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
• March 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
• July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
• August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
• October 16 » Margaret Sanger opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
• November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

The temperature on October 28, 1916 was between 5.4 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 9.6 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.