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• Adriaantje Rijsdijk, Rotterdam († 1917)
• Adriana Antonia van Drunen, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1995)
• Abraham Slingerland, Leiden († 1993)
• Blokland Blokland, Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1994)
• Adriana Antonia van Drunen, Oisterwijk († 1995)
• Antonius Johannes Wouters, Hapert († 1994)
• Anna Tervoort, Egmond-Binnen
• Ariena van Eijk, Boskoop († 1996)
• Albert GIJSSELS, Bekkerzeel,1730,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 1990)
• Adriana Johanna de Vries, 's-Hertogenbosch, NB Netherlands († 2004)

• abrahamina van der CAPELLEN (58), depok ned.ind
• Abraham de Keijzer (75), Dinteloord
• Alice R. Bolden (55), Hanover, York Co., PA
• Ambrosius Rijvers (44), Breda
• Annie O. Elamon (16), Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Aafje Deen (59), Wervershoof
• A(Albartus) van Santen, Scherpenzeel
• Abrahamina van der Capellen (58), Batavia, Indonesia
• Albartus Johannes Gosselink (53), Emmen
• Adolf Zoegard- Zoeghart (90), Steenwijk, ov.nld

• 1913 » Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland († 1991)
• 1913 » Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player († 1987)
• 1914 » Edward T. Hall, American anthropologist and author († 2009)
• 1915 » Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1916 » Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel († 2009)
• 1917 » Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot († 2015)
• 1917 » James C. Murray, American lawyer and politician († 1999)
• 1917 » Juan Rulfo, Mexican author and photographer († 1986)
• 1918 » Wilf Mannion, English footballer and manager († 2000)
• 1919 » Liberace, American pianist and entertainer († 1987)

• 1890 » Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (b. 1843)
• 1891 » Ion C. Brătianu, Romanian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1821)
• 1910 » Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (b. 1856)
• 1913 » Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (b. 1849)
• 1920 » Levi P. Morton, American politician, 22nd United States Vice President (b. 1824)
• 1926 » Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (b. 1861)
• 1936 » Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (b. 1860)
• 1938 » Joseph Strauss, American engineer, co designed The Golden Gate Bridge (b. 1870)
• 1943 » Alfred Hoche, German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865)
• 1944 » George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)

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 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
• February 27 » Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives.
• March 8 » World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila.
• June 5 » World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
• September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
• 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.

The temperature on May 16, 1916 was between 7.5 °C and 16.5 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (48%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.