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• Albert Pasman († 2007)
• Arie van Duijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Anne Vondeling, Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1979)
• Alfred Hugo Rappard, Gorssel († 2002)
• Auguste Maria Dürrheim († 1996)
• Angélique Margaretha Catharina Gevaerts, Utrecht,Gemeente Utrecht,Utrecht,Netherlands († 1970)
• Albert Klaver, Ermelo († 1991)
• annechien de grooth († 1977)
• KOOPS
• Anthonie Kammeraad, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1979)

• Aaltje Dirks Pronk (76), Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Keijzer (64), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Ooijen, van (0), Wadenoijen gem. Tiel Gld. N'L
• van der Ree, den haag
• August Ferdinand Heinrich Harms (70), Amsterdam
• Berend Wever (38), Onstwedde
• Aaltje van 't Hof (1), Venhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aries de Vries (76), Stedum, province of Groningen
• Aalbert Stroomberg (1), Dodewaard
• Anna Maria Wouters (83), Brecht

• 1913 » Godfried Bomans, Dutch television host and author († 1971)
• 1913 » Mort Cooper, American baseball player († 1958)
• 1914 » Martin Ritt, American actor and film director († 1990)
• 1915 » John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon († 2010)
• 1917 » David Goodis, American author and screenwriter († 1967)
• 1917 » Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer († 1986)
• 1917 » Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach († 1976)
• 1919 » Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright († 2014)
• 1919 » Jennifer Jones, American actress († 2009)
• 1919 » Tamara Toumanova, Russian-American ballerina and actress († 1996)

• 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
• 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
• 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
• 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
• 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
• 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (b.1867)
• 1944 » Ida Maclean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)

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.
• February 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
• April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
• July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
• August 30 » Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
• September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
• November 7 » Woodrow Wilson is reelected as President of the United States.

The temperature on March 2, 1916 was between -2.1 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.