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August 5, 1916Born on Sunday August 6, 1916
- Alina Josephina Creemers, Maastricht († 2004)
- Adriaan van Zanten, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1974)
- Sietske Keverkamp, Leeuwarden († 2002)
- Agnes De Weever, Philipsburg, Saint-Martin, Pays-Bas († 1997)
- Albert Pol, Klazienaveen, Emmen († 2015)
- Ate Schriemer, Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland († 1989)
- Andreas van de Wiel, Herpt († 1978)
- Baukje Leenderts Brandsma, Oldeboorn, Utingeradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2005)
- Annie Lena Sleper, Gary, Deuel County, South Dakota († 1994)
- Adriana Wilhelmina Outshoven, Kamerik,, Utrecht, Nederland († 1994)
Died on Sunday August 6, 1916
- Adriaan Sierevled, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Ruis (78), Bleiswijk,, Nederland
- Anna Henriette Elisabeth Dorrepaal (43), Djokjakarta, Dutch East Indies
- Agnes Hermina van Hees (0), Druten
- Antonnet Niessen (74), Utrecht
- Adriana Willemina Otto (69), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia Adriana Kuijpers (0), Made en Drimmelen
- Adriaan EXALTO (86), Koog aan de Zaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Geschiere (10), Grijpskerke, Walcheren, NL
- Cornelia Kropmans (86), Rijswijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 6, 1916 at Delpher
Born on August 6
- 1912 » Richard C. Miller, American photographer († 2010)
- 1914 » Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs († 2001)
- 1916 » Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta († 2012)
- 1916 » Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic († 1970)
- 1917 » Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator († 2000)
- 1917 » Robert Mitchum, American actor († 1997)
- 1918 » Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager († 2001)
- 1919 » Pauline Betz, American tennis player († 2011)
- 1920 » John Graves, American author († 2013)
- 1920 » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter († 1985)
Died on August 6
- 1893 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1811)
- 1904 » Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (b. 1825)
- 1906 » George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1824)
- 1915 » Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (b. 1841)
- 1920 » Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (b. 1890)
- 1925 » Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (b. 1853)
- 1925 » Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (b. 1848)
- 1931 » Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (b. 1903)
- 1945 » Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (b. 1866)
- 1945 » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1920)
Names that were popular for boys in 1916
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Albert
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1916
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1916
- 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 29 » Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from 12 to 14 years old.
- April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
- May 10 » Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
- June 29 » British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising.
- July 15 » In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
- November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.
The weather on Sunday August 6, 1916
The temperature on August 6, 1916 was between 6.3 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI