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March 16, 1919Born on Monday March 17, 1919
- Alberta Cornelia Veldhuizen, Werkhoven, Utrecht, Nederland († 2008)
- Antonetta van der Aa, Borkel, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1919)
- Albert Kuiper, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 2018)
- Bernardus Josephus Heesakkers, Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1919)
- Catharina Petronella Potjewijd, Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2014)
- Andries Ruys, Amsterdam († 1969)
- Anneke Damen, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2002)
- Agatha Teunis Meirink, Rijnsburg, Nederland († 1971)
- Antonius Wilhelmus Josephus Rovers, Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1919)
- Anna ELST, Rucphen, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands († 1974)
Died on Monday March 17, 1919
- Adriaan van der Wensch (0), Hedikhuizen
- Abraham van der Breggen (73), Leimuiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arnoldus Dirk Versteegh (58), S.S. Rembrandt (Stoomboot)
- Antje Jans Jongsma (53), Hoornsterzwaag, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Bareld Wiegers (0), Morige, Groningen, Nederland
- Annegien de Vries (58), Avereest
- Bareld Wiegers (0), Morige, Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands
- Adrianus Aarts (44), Princenhage
- Anna Jonsdotter (87), Stora Blåsjön, Frostviken, Jämtland (Z)
- Anna Gertruida Duin (0), Wervershoof
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1919 at Delpher
Born on March 17
- 1914 » Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach († 2008)
- 1915 » Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider († 2011)
- 1915 » Ray Ellington, English drummer and bandleader († 1985)
- 1915 » Robert S. Arbib Jr., American ornithologist, writer and conservationist († 1987)
- 1919 » Nat King Cole, American singer, pianist, and television host († 1965)
- 1920 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh († 1975)
- 1921 » Meir Amit, Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications († 2009)
- 1922 » Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher († 2014)
- 1924 » Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator († 2013)
- 1925 » Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor († 2015)
Died on March 17
- 1893 » Jules Ferry, French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
- 1926 » Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
- 1937 » Austen Chamberlain, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)
- 1940 » Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (b. 1854)
- 1946 » Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
- 1949 » Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
- 1956 » Fred Allen, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
- 1956 » Irène Joliot-Curie, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1957 » Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1919
- 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 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 6.7 million citizens.
- February 17 » The Ukrainian People's Republic asks Entente and the US for help fighting the Bolsheviks.
- March 23 » In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement.
- May 15 » Greek occupation of Smyrna. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
- May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
- June 7 » Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people.
- July 21 » The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people.
Weather March 17, 1919
The temperature on March 17, 1919 was between 2.8 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.1 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.