About the day » Saturday September 2, 1916Calender converter

• Aaltje Wiersma († 1994)
• Adriana Hultermans, Dongen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Adriana Hendrika Boogaard, Rotterdam († 1993)
• Anna Gerardina Korvinus, Haarlem
• Adriaan van Wijngaarden, Almkerk († 1997)
• Bernardina Martina Vieveen, Veur
• Carel Michel LEVI, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• "Henri" Charles Joseph Marie d'Harcourt, Paris († 1979)
• Andreas Antonius Marie van Dongen, Breda († 1999)
• Bart Gevers, 's-Hertogenbosch,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1979)

• Alida Geertruida de Brij (27), Utrecht
• Anna Maria Goor (59), Roosendaal
• Boutje Kok (11), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Dupon (79), Delft
• Berendina Groot Bruinderink (87), Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arentje van Helden (78), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Gertruida van den Heuvel (80), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Antonia van Grinsven (79), Rotterdam
• Benjamin DE PAEPE (32), Superior Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Geertruida de Brij (27), Utrecht, Nederland

• 1912 » Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer († 1967)
• 1913 » Bill Shankly, Scottish footballer and manager († 1981)
• 1913 » Israel Gelfand, Russian-American mathematician and biologist († 2009)
• 1915 » Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar († 2007)
• 1916 » Ömer Lütfi Akad, Turkish director and screenwriter († 2011)
• 1917 » Cleveland Amory, American author and critic († 1997)
• 1917 » Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer († 1995)
• 1918 » Allen Drury, American journalist and author († 1998)
• 1919 » Lance Macklin, English race car driver and businessman († 2002)
• 1919 » Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

• 1898 » Wilford Woodruff, American religious leader, 4th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1910 » Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844)
• 1918 » John Forrest, Australian politician, 1st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1847)
• 1921 » Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and critic (b. 1840)
• 1922 » Henry Lawson, Australian poet and author (b. 1867)
• 1927 » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
• 1934 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
• 1934 » James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
• 1934 » Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
• 1937 » Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)

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.
• June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
• July 22 » Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40.
• August 5 » World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
• 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 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.
• November 30 » Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty.

The temperature on September 2, 1916 was between 7.8 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.