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June 15, 1919Born on Monday June 16, 1919
- Christiaan van Veen, Amsterdam († 1966)
- Alma Elizabeth Mathewson († 1971)
- Carl Eggebeen, Sheboygan Co., WI., Verenigde Staten († 2017)
- Barbara Louise Munroe, Thomaston, Knox, Maine, Verenigde Staten († 1919)
- Adrianus Antonius Wilhelmus van den Nieuwenhuizen, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1992)
- Bernardus Catharinus Johannes Meijer, Kerkwijk († 2001)
- Adriana Maria Johanna Hessels, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)
- anna maria bender, utrecht († 1989)
- Bert van de Looij, Oerle († 2001)
- Antonie van Mourik, Wadenoijen († 2004)
Died on Monday June 16, 1919
- Bernardina Johanna Keuper (16), Ulft (Oude IJsselstreek), Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Gilhuijs (20), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Gielen (71), Helden, Nederland
- Cecilia Hubertina Helena Vos (74), Maastricht
- Bastiaan Roos (1), Scheveningen
- Antje de Graaf (65), Alkmaar
- Ambrosius Dewulf (84), Handzame,8610,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Antonie van der Vijgh (90), Schoten
- Arie Elizabeth van Roekel (10), Alton, Sioux County, Iowa
- Catalina Acuña (63), Vail, Pima, Arizona, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 16, 1919 at Delpher
Born on June 16
- 1915 » John Tukey, American mathematician and academic († 2000)
- 1917 » Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer († 1989)
- 1917 » Irving Penn, American photographer († 2009)
- 1917 » Katharine Graham, American publisher († 2001)
- 1917 » Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece († 1999)
- 1920 » Hemanta Mukherjee, Indian singer and music director
- 1920 » Isabelle Holland, Swiss-American author († 2002)
- 1920 » José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 31st President of Mexico († 2004)
- 1920 » Raymond Lemieux, Canadian chemist and academic († 2002)
- 1922 » Ilmar Kullam, Estonian basketball player and coach († 2011)
Died on June 16
- 1902 » Ernst Schröder, German mathematician and academic (b. 1841)
- 1918 » Bazil Assan, Romanian engineer and explorer (b. 1860)
- 1925 » Chittaranjan Das, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1929 » Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (b. 1856)
- 1929 » Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (b. 1871)
- 1930 » Elmer Ambrose Sperry, American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Ezra Fitch, American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1866)
- 1939 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
- 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
- 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
Names that were popular for boys in 1919
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1919
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
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.
- January 16 » Nebraska becomes the 36th state to approve the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. With the necessary three-quarters of the states approving the amendment, Prohibition is constitutionally mandated in the United States one year later.
- February 26 » President Woodrow Wilson signs an act of Congress establishing the Grand Canyon National Park.
- April 10 » Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos.
- May 1 » German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
- May 15 » The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
- October 3 » Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.
The weather on Monday June 16, 1919
The temperature on June 16, 1919 was between 8.0 °C and 27.1 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI