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• Abraham Speel, Leiden, Nederland († 1983)
• * Roelof Johannes Oomen, Nederhemert († 1997)
• Andries Jan Pieters, Leksoela, Nederlands-Indië († 1952)
• Afton McKean, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States († 2003)
• Agnes van Lent, Lithoijen († 1976)
• * Walig Johannes van der Leeden, Leerdam († 2012)
• Albert Clare Vosburgh, Michigan (State) († 1990)
• Abraham Lierens, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• van Miltenburg, Utrecht († 1916)
• Agnes van Lent, Lithoijen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1976)

• Berijl Havourneen Fokker (0), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Beertje Dam (77), Almelo
• Celia Anker (78), Kamerik
• Achiel Verschaete (35)
• Berend van den Bosch (61), Ermelo
• Antonius Johannes Vlierhaar (13), Lonneker
• Cornelis Vader (67), Warmenhuizen
• Catharina Christina Velthuis (63), Velp (Rheden), Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis van Duijvenbode (74), Katwijk
• Catharina Steenbeek

• 1912 » Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic († 1977)
• 1912 » Palle Huld, Danish actor († 2010)
• 1913 » Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic († 1980)
• 1914 » Beatrice Straight, American actress († 2001)
• 1914 » Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 2012)
• 1914 » Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet († 1988)
• 1915 » Gary Merrill, American actor († 1990)
• 1916 » Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor († 1990)
• 1917 » Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer († 2003)
• 1919 » Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor

• 1903 » Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850)
• 1903 » Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847)
• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
• 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
• 1934 » Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
• 1937 » Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)

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.
• March 9 » Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico.
• April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
• April 29 » World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
• June 1 » Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
• July 7 » The New Zealand Labour Party was founded in Wellington.
• September 11 » The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.

The temperature on August 2, 1916 was between 11.2 °C and 22.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.