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• Alida Broers, Den Helder († 1918)
• Barend Spijker, Kampen († 1998)
• Adriana van der Ploeg, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Andrew Balla, Jr., Vestaburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• "Marie-Magda Dite "Martha"" HERBRAND, WEYWERTZ-BUTGENBACH († 2007)
• Antonia Schelling, klaaswaal († 1984)
• Abram Apon, Zwijndrecht († 1972)
• Antoon Zeven, Leiden († 2011)
• Aloxsius E Kotschevar, Roscoe († 1993)
• Albert Arthur Willem Marten van den Broeke, Ambon, N.I († 1945)

• Anna Huiberta Hak (25), Haaften
• Antonius Huneker (32), Haarlem
• 00 Cornelis (2) Baars (77), Alphen, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Arie Bravenboer (86), Blerick
• Adriaan Kwekkeboom (72), Vlissingen, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Suijkerbuijk (77), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Appolonia van de Hoek (62), Sint Maartensdijk
• Albert BODEKER (68), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Barend Schouten (76), Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Anna Oorthuis (75), Heemstede

• 1912 » Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer († 1982)
• 1913 » Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician, author, and academic († 1975)
• 1913 » John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 1985)
• 1913 » Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter († 2001)
• 1914 » Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher († 1995)
• 1914 » Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health († 1990)
• 1915 » Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach († 1973)
• 1916 » Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier († 1998)
• 1919 » Paul Bogart, American director and producer († 2012)
• 1920 » Ralph Meeker, American actor († 1988)

• 1899 » Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Harry Boyle, Australian cricketer (b. 1847)
• 1907 » Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (b. 1876)
• 1908 » Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (b. 1832)
• 1909 » Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830)
• 1922 » Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican journalist and activist (b. 1874)
• 1926 » Edward Cummins, American golfer (b. 1886)
• 1928 » Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (b. 1858)
• 1934 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1876)

• 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 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.–Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa.
• April 24 » Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
• April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
• June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
• August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
• August 27 » World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.

The average temperature on November 21, 1916 was 4.1 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.