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• Alida Maria Johanna Remmerswaal, Den Haag († 1996)
• Baukje Lykeles Tjoelker, Harkema-Opeinde († 1998)
• Albertus Maria van Overbeek, Tilburg († 1947)
• ALBERTINUS WILLAERT, MOERZEKE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1987)
• Antje BEUTE, Sebaldeburen Groningen Netherlands († 1971)
• Ara Madge Horton Ratchford "Madge", Searcy County, Arkansas († 2005)
• Anna Broesder, Campbell, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Antonette Wilhemeana Ries, St. Louis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
• Alexandre PITTON († 1968)
• Angeline Maria Zantjer, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2001)

• Augustus Theodorus Rottier (70), TETERINGEN (NL)
• Abram Degeling (69), Rozenburg
• Antonie VAN DE LINDELOOF (82), Hoeven, Halderberge, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
• Anna Elisabeth OORTS (82), Pulderbos, Zandhoven, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
• Cornelis Marinus Michilsen (0), Rotterdam
• Augustus Theodorus ROTTIER (70), Teteringen
• Antje Johannes de Jong (73), Marrum
• Berend Rengelink, Coevorden
• Christiaan Hobo (11), Haarlemmermeer
• Barend Arnold van Rietschoten (83), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

• 1912 » Pannalal Patel, Indian author († 1989)
• 1913 » John Spencer Hardy, American general († 2012)
• 1913 » Simon Ramo, American physicist and engineer († 2016)
• 1914 » Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat. British Ambassador to South Africa († 1996)
• 1916 » Huw Wheldon, Welsh-English broadcaster († 1986)
• 1916 » W. B. Young, Scottish rugby player and physician († 2013)
• 1917 » David Tomlinson, English actor († 2000)
• 1917 » Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer († 2013)
• 1917 » Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant († 2020)
• 1919 » Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina († 1952)

• 1896 » H. H. Holmes, American serial killer (b. 1861)
• 1902 » Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (b. 1818)
• 1917 » Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (b. 1896)
• 1922 » Max Wagenknecht, German pianist and composer (b. 1857)
• 1924 » Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (b. 1897/1898)
• 1925 » William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, English businessman and politician (b. 1851)
• 1937 » Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and author (b. 1886)
• 1938 » Octavian Goga, Romanian politician, former Prime Minister (b. 1881)
• 1940 » George Lansbury, English journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1941 » James George Frazer, Scottish-English anthropologist and academic (b. 1854)

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 10 » World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
• January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
• February 24 » The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.
• August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
• September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
• 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 7, 1916 was between 8.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.