About the day » Thursday July 20, 1916Calender converter

• Adam de Mutsert, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1997)
• Andre (Dreeke) van Hoeck, Helmond, Nederland († 1927)
• Amelia Assad, Lapa, Paraná, Brasil († 1983)
• Christina Cornelia Koenen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1916)
• Antje Pijl, Nijega
• Albert Vaartjes, Steenwijkerwold († 1986)
• Antonius Laming, Teteringen († 2001)
• Barbara Maria Josephina Anthonissen, Roosendaal († 2009)
• Antonius Laurentius Anna Maria Rouppe van der Voort, 's Hertogenbosch († 1964)
• Cornelis de JONGH, Zevenbergen, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1918)

• Alida van Rijswijk (73), Gouderak
• Egbertien Kamps (1), Exloërmond
• Arjen Dijkstra (56), Sint Annaparochie
• Aleida Maria Steggink (2), Hezingen
• Cornelia van der Velden (81), Boxtel, NL
• Anna Mechtildis PALMERS (60), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Cornelis Kooiman (82), Wilnis, Utrecht, Nederland
• Daniël Teijn (68), Leiden
• Cornelis Maas (17), Arnemuiden, ZL, Nederland
• Benjamin Isaïe Maxime ROYER (20), Herleville, 80432, Somme, Picardie, France

• 1911 » Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer († 1941)
• 1911 » José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator († 1985)
• 1912 » George Johnston, Australian journalist and author († 1970)
• 1914 » Charilaos Florakis, Greek politician († 2005)
• 1914 » Dobri Dobrev, Bulgarian philanthropist († 2018)
• 1914 » Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal († 2013)
• 1918 » Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer († 2006)
• 1919 » Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer († 2008)
• 1919 » Jacquemine Charrott Lodwidge, English writer († 2012)
• 1920 » Elliot Richardson, American lieutenant and politician, 11th United States Secretary of Defense († 1999)

• 1901 » William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1903 » Leo XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1810)
• 1908 » Demetrius Vikelas, Greek businessman and author (b. 1835)
• 1908 » Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz, German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)
• 1910 » Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (b. 1863)
• 1922 » Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1856)
• 1923 » Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (b. 1878)
• 1926 » Felix Dzerzhinsky, Russian educator and politician (b. 1877)
• 1927 » Ferdinand I, king of Romania (b. 1865)
• 1928 » Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet and author (b. 1896)

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.
• March 16 » The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa.
• June 15 » United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
• July 19 » World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the Somme.
• September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
• September 19 » World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
• November 19 » Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

The temperature on July 20, 1916 was between 8.6 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 14.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 11.6 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.