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• Annie BORST
• Homans, Emmen († 1916)
• Aaltje Gerrits Salverda, Scharl, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland († 2010)
• Anna Pieternella Visser, Sliedrecht († 2003)
• Alje Koning, Leens († 1987)
• Anna Gorissen, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1960)
• Albertina Tobij, Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2000)
• Aaltje Salverda, Scharl († 2010)
• Hermans, Tegelen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1990)
• Anna Pieternella Visser, Sliedrecht († 2003)

• Catharina Helena Jacoba Graat (7), Sint Hubert, Mill en Sint Hubert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Charles Anthonie den Haan (67), Rotterdam
• Anastasia Isabella Vranckx (69), Boutersem
• Catharina Helena Jacoba Graat (7), Sint Hubert
• Charles François Alfred PATERNOTTE (66), Comines, Nord, Frankrijk
• Antonia Maria Havermans (70), Dongen, Nederland
• Anastasia Isabella Vranckx (69), BOUTERSEM Vlaams Brabant
• Albert Hartsuiker (71), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Schrier (0), Rozenburg
• Anna Cornelia Goudzwaard (17), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1911 » Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright († 1966)
• 1911 » Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic († 2011)
• 1912 » Fritz Fischer, German physician († 2003)
• 1913 » Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient († 2007)
• 1914 » Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician († 2015)
• 1916 » Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist († 2011)
• 1917 » Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host († 1981)
• 1917 » Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet († 2007)
• 1919 » Donald Pleasence, English actor († 1995)
• 1921 » Bill Willis, American football player and coach († 2007)

• 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
• 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
• 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
• 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
• 1927 » Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
• 1929 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
• 1930 » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
• 1933 » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
• 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
• 1936 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)

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 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
• June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
• September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
• November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
• December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.
• December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.

The temperature on October 5, 1916 was between 13.4 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.