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• Albert Kuiper, Amsweer gem. Delfzijl († 1991)
• Albert Kuiper († 1991)
• Allen Shankweiler, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 1966)
• Annie Kiel, West Branch, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1964)
• André Boone, Lotenhulle († 2004)
• Anna Kiel († 1964)
• Anna Janssen, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 2006)
• Antoon Falize, Maasbree († 1991)
• Allen Bateman, Stockport, Cheshire, England († 2002)
• Adrianus Johannes Graafmans, Bergen op Zoom († 1919)

• Adam Reith (21), Reims, Marne, Frankrijk
• Albert van Piekeren (20), Gemeente Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alida Petronella van Hooijdonk (36), Rotterdam
• Adriana Ronda HAGERS (68), Amersfoort
• Adrianus Kivits (56), Maasmonding
• Elisabeth Snijders (76), Tilburg
• Alexander Bul (35), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
• Alida Petronella van Hooijdonk (36), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albartus Degens (33), Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension Frankrijk
• Albert Menssen Wubbena (79), Ogle County, Illinois

• 1915 » Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga († 1972)
• 1916 » Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator († 1979)
• 1917 » Barry Nelson, American actor († 2007)
• 1917 » Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli († 2013)
• 1918 » Dick Gibson, English racing driver († 2010)
• 1918 » Hsuan Hua, Chinese-American monk and author († 1995)
• 1918 » Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist († 2014)
• 1918 » Spike Milligan, Irish actor, comedian, and writer († 2002)
• 1919 » Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer († 2009)
• 1919 » Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer († 2011)

• 1899 » Emilio Jacinto, Filipino journalist and activist (b. 1875)
• 1904 » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (b. 1888)
• 1904 » Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (b. 1812)
• 1914 » George William Hill, American astronomer and mathematician (b. 1838)
• 1915 » Nelson W. Aldrich, American businessman and politician (b. 1841)
• 1925 » Stefan Nerezov, Bulgarian general (b. 1867)
• 1928 » Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
• 1930 » José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)
• 1935 » Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Albert
13. Gerardus
14. Dirk
15. Wilhelmus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Grietje
15. Helena
16. Trijntje

• 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 6.5 million citizens.
• February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
• March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
• June 5 » World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
• June 28 » World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers.
• August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
• November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".

The temperature on April 16, 1917 was between 2.5 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 5.3 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.