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• Annechien Hund, Zuilen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2005)
• Hekkert, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1999)
• Allegonda Tarcilla Dekkers, Roosendaal, North Brabant, The Netherlands († 2001)
• Arianus Johannes Wolswijk, Beek,, Limburg, Nederland († 1964)
• Albertus Johannes Voshaar, Geesteren († 2005)
• Adell Mary Lybeck, Houston Co., Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Poutsma, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• albert Kramer, Urk († 1976)
• Berend Wuffing, Wildervank († 2006)
• Apolonia Kratz, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1916)

• adriaan smits (60), Goirle .Noord-Brabant . Nederland
• Apollonia Tetteroo (81), Hof van Delft
• Antje Stoffers (52), Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland
• Aukje de Jong (49), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aalt van de Poll (69), Elburg
• Amandus Fransiscus timmerman, Maldegem
• Apolonia (Pleuntje) Tetteroo (81), ,, Hof van Delft, Nederland
• Bernardus Johannes Stokman (1), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Smits (60), Goirle
• Akke Rinzes Wagenaar (87), Joure

• 1913 » Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author († 2007)
• 1916 » S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician († 2006)
• 1917 » Benjamin Rubin, American microbiologist († 2010)
• 1917 » Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor († 2009)
• 1917 » Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist († 2010)
• 1917 » William T. Orr, American actor and producer († 2002)
• 1918 » Konstantin Gerchik, the second head of the world's first cosmodrome — "Baikonur" (1958-1961).
• 1918 » Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd († 2001)
• 1918 » Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate († 1984)
• 1919 » Jayne Meadows, American actress and author († 2015)

• 1898 » Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Australian politician, 12th Premier of Queensland (b. 1860)
• 1911 » Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and academic (b. 1844)
• 1915 » Remy de Gourmont, French novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1858)
• 1917 » Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (b. 1834)
• 1919 » Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (b. 1843)
• 1921 » Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Ellen Willmott, English horticulturalist (b. 1858)
• 1935 » Alan Gray, English composer and organist (b. 1855)
• 1940 » Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (b. 1892)

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 24 » In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional.
• January 27 » World War I: The British government passed a legislation that introduced conscription in the United Kingdom.
• February 3 » The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of 7 lives.
• April 10 » The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
• August 29 » The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
• December 18 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when German forces under Chief of staff Erich von Falkenhayn are defeated by the French, and suffer 337,000 casualties.

The temperature on September 27, 1916 was between 10.9 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.