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• Adrianus Johannes Cornelis Jansen, Tilburg († 2003)
• Bruno George Niemann, Baltimore, Maryland, Verenigde Staten († 2018)
• Anthonie Karsijns, Nieuw Amsterdam, Emmen, provincie Drenthe († 1997)
• Caecilia Wilhelmina Jozefina (Cecile) Overhof, Kerkrade, Nederland († 1998)
• Adrianus Johannes Cornelis Jansen, Tilburg
• Anna Maria Theodora (Anneke) Verheij, Didam, Gelderland, Nederland († 2018)
• Antonius Theodorus Petrus van Engelen, Chaam, Alphen-Chaam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Albert Siebrink, Harfsen
• ? ? († 2001)
• Antonio Machado Couto, Itu, São Paulo, Brasil († 2014)

• Anne Geerts Wever (79), Haskerland
• Abraham van den Berge (59)
• Adriaan de Visser (53), Brielle
• Adrianus de Deugd (67), Zevenbergen, Nederland
• Aaltje Bonestroo (75), Putten
• Aafje Andries de Vos (81), Groningen
• Brouwer (0), Rotterdam
• Adriaan Verschoor (85), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Geertsz Wever (79), Haskerland, Haskerland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Andries Jeremias De Villiers (84), Napier, Cape Province, South Africa

• 1922 » John Christopher, English author († 2012)
• 1922 » Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, and critic († 1995)
• 1922 » Lawrence N. Guarino, American colonel († 2014)
• 1922 » Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium († 2014)
• 1923 » Arch A. Moore Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia († 2015)
• 1923 » Warren Barker, American composer († 2006)
• 1924 » Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor († 1994)
• 1924 » John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman († 2008)
• 1924 » Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist († 2013)
• 1924 » Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist († 1976)

• 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)
• 1937 » Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)
• 1941 » Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)

• 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
• March 3 » The 407-year-old Islamic caliphate is abolished, when Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman Caliphate is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
• March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
• April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
• April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
• June 26 » The American occupation of the Dominican Republic ends after eight years.
• September 28 » The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.

The temperature on April 16, 1924 was between 3.8 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.