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Born on Wednesday February 16, 1921
- Albert Scheer
- Aaltje Gijsberta de Langen († 2020)
- Antonia Maria Schouten, Rijswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1950)
- Antonius van Oosterhout, Hoeven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1991)
- Alida Steenhuis, Onstwedde († 2002)
- Alexander Sixtus Marbus, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1921)
- Adriaan Baaima, Vlaardingen († 1998)
- Adriana Pieternella Berwald, Rotterdam († 1989)
- Anna Maria Theresia van der Wal, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1989)
- Alberdina Kuiper, Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen († 2007)
Died on Wednesday February 16, 1921
- Anna Weigelt (34), Steinschönau (Kamenický Šenov), Böhmen, Tschechoslowakei (jetzt: Tschechien)
- Adrianus Boere (0), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus van Tilburg (84), Woensdrecht, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alexander Celestinus Leltz (36), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia Elisabeth Boere (0), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Amalia Eugenia Cornelia Renssen (70), Utrecht
- Anthonij Hendrickx (84), Chaam
- Adrianus Stuivenberg (70), Lopik
- Anna Maria van de Wiel (41), Vlijmen
- Aldert BONKENBURG (90), Limmen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1921 at Delpher
- Het Centrum
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Voorwaarts : sociaal-democratisch dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
Born on February 16
- 1916 » Bill Doggett, African-American pianist and composer († 1996)
- 1919 » Georges Ulmer, Danish-French actor and composer († 1989)
- 1920 » Anna Mae Hays, American general († 2018)
- 1921 » Jean Behra, French race car driver († 1959)
- 1921 » John Galbraith Graham, English priest and academic († 2013)
- 1921 » Vera-Ellen, German-American actress, singer, and dancer († 1981)
- 1922 » Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German soldier and pilot († 1950)
- 1923 » Samuel Willenberg, Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter († 2016)
- 1926 » John Schlesinger, English actor and director († 2003)
- 1926 » Margot Frank, German-Dutch holocaust victim († 1945)
Died on February 16
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
- 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
- 1907 » Giosuè Carducci, Italian poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)
- 1912 » Nicholas of Japan, Russian-Japanese monk and saint (b. 1836)
- 1917 » Octave Mirbeau, French journalist, novelist, and playwright ( (b. 1848)
- 1919 » Vera Kholodnaya, Ukrainian actress (b. 1893)
- 1928 » Eddie Foy Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1856)
- 1932 » Edgar Speyer, American-English financier and philanthropist (b. 1862)
- 1932 » Ferdinand Buisson, French academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1841)
- 1944 » Dadasaheb Phalke, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1870)
Names that were popular for boys in 1921
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Maria
Names that were popular for girls in 1921
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1921
- 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 6.9 million citizens.
- February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- March 20 » The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
- March 31 » The Royal Australian Air Force is formed.
- June 30 » U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
- October 13 » Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
- October 26 » The Chicago Theatre opens.
The weather on Wednesday February 16, 1921
The temperature on February 16, 1921 was between 1.9 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 6.7 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI