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• Andries Pieter Molenaar, Steenwijkerwold († 1985)
• Anna Hermina Weijermans, ´s-Gravenhage († 1990)
• Andreas Willem († 1992)
• Bertha de Pater, Bergambacht († 1995)
• Arie Swarthof, Zijpe, NHD, Nederland († 2001)
• Annechien Ossel, Odoorn, Drenthe, Nederland († 2006)
• Andries Ossendrijver, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Antonetta Gerdina van Lit, Dongen († 1955)
• Antje Volkers, Sint Pancras, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Albert Boonstra, Warffum, Groningen, Nederland († 1975)

• Anna Hendrina Louisa Verheggen (39), Lottum
• Akke Feenstra (58), zutphen
• Alice Maud Abrahams (70), St. Mary, Jamaica
• Anna Josina Verschuur (69), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annechien Lohof (24), (DR) Borger
• Angelina De Bruyn (74), Ekeren
• aalkelina birza (75), Uithuizen, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Veenbrink (0), Haarzuilens, Nederland
• Anna Moyer Wisler (55)
• Antoine François van Wieringen (57), Apeldoorn (Gd)

• 1911 » Charles Biro, American author and illustrator († 1972)
• 1912 » Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner († 2001)
• 1912 » Marshal Royal, American saxophonist and clarinet player († 1995)
• 1914 » Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author († 1993)
• 1914 » Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor († 2002)
• 1915 » Tony Strobl, American comics artist and animator († 1991)
• 1916 » Albert Murray, American author and critic († 2013)
• 1918 » Julius Rosenberg, American spy († 1953)
• 1918 » Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics († 2001)
• 1921 » Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator († 1986)

• 1876 » Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian activist (b. 1843)
• 1878 » Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (b. 1795)
• 1884 » Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer and educator (b. 1824)
• 1907 » Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (b. 1848)
• 1916 » James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (b. 1868)
• 1925 » Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1874)
• 1931 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
• 1935 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)

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.
• January 29 » World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins.
• May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
• May 31 » World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive.
• June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
• June 24 » Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• 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 May 12, 1916 was between 1.1 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.