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• Anna Maria Megens, Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1918)
• Alice H van der Laan, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois († 2015)
• Aloijsius Louwers, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
• Albertus Mein, Scheemda
• Barney Thorvardur Stephanson, Elfros, Saskatchewan, Canada († 1990)
• Barend Bolder († 1987)
• Adriaan van Willigen, Brakel († 2008)
• Albert Pullen, Bergentheim († 1988)
• Adriaan van Willigen, Brakel,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2008)
• Alfons Lemsen, Essen (D) († 1979)

• Adriana Johanna de Mooij (77), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Johannes FIEGEN (50), Middelburg
• Adrianus de Haan (55), Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Catharina Bauweraerts (85), Turnhout, België
• (Servatius) Johannes Meulendijks (68), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
• Alexander Leefsma (35), Apeldoorn
• Antje Riemers Riedstra (52), Birdaard
• Arie van Beelen (11), Zandvoort aan Zee
• Aaltje de Boer (75), Leens, Groningen, Nederland
• Alfred D Brooker, Salonika

• 1913 » Menachem Begin, Belarusian-Israeli politician, Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Prize laureate († 1992)
• 1915 » Al Hibbler, American baritone singer († 2001)
• 1916 » Iggy Katona, American race car driver († 2003)
• 1917 » Matt Christopher, American author († 1997)
• 1917 » Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator († 2008)
• 1919 » Karl-Heinz Euling, German captain († 2014)
• 1920 » Charles Bukowski, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer († 1994)
• 1922 » Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader († 2001)
• 1922 » James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer († 2011)
• 1923 » Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian journalist and playwright († 2012)

• 1899 » Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (b. 1811)
• 1900 » José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845)
• 1904 » Prentiss Ingraham, American soldier and author (b. 1843)
• 1911 » Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (b. 1830)
• 1914 » Carl Theodor Schulz, German-Norwegian gardener (b. 1835)
• 1916 » George Scott, English footballer (b. 1885)
• 1920 » Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1866)
• 1921 » Peter I of Serbia (b. 1844)
• 1938 » Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest, journalist, and politician (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1911)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
• March 16 » Finnish Civil War: Battle of Länkipohja is infamous for its bloody aftermath as the Whites executed 70–100 capitulated Reds.
• June 26 » World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood.
• July 4 » World War I: The Battle of Hamel, a successful attack by the Australian Corps against German positions near the town of Le Hamel on the Western Front.
• July 26 » Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy.
• August 16 » The Battle of Lake Baikal was fought between the Czechoslovak Legion and the Red Army.
• October 12 » A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.

The temperature on August 16, 1918 was between 6.9 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.