About the day » Thursday July 16, 1925Calender converter

• Andries Jeremiah Van der Merwe († 1992)
• Agatha Bleeker, Heerhugowaard († 1991)
• Bertha Adriana Heskens, Standdaarbuiten († 1980)
• Adrianus Petrus van de Klundert, Standdaarbuiten († 1999)
• Alice "Eleonore" von Schwerin, Stockholm († 1994)
• Adriana Verraes, Bergen op Zoom (Nederland) († 2007)
• Arnold J Feekes, Carmel, Sioux County Iowa († 2005)
• Adriana (Adrie) de Groot, Schoonhoven († 2009)
• * Robert Hendrik Bernard Gevers, 's-Hertogenbosch († 1996)
• Neelen († 2009)

• Aaltje Doppenberg (70), Nunspeet, Nederland
• Aart Wolfert (68), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonia Johanna van Zon (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Barta van Roij (24), Beek en Donk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• "Paula" Minette Therese Nanny Amalie von Meyerinck (80)
• Antonius van Haperen (75), Princenhage, Nederland
• Albertus Westbroek (77), Maarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aafje Band (74), Middelie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Doppenberg (69), Nunspeet-Gelderland-Nederland
• Antenor Alves Fagundes (1), Campos Novos, Santa Catarina, Brasil

• 1923 » Bola Sete, Brazilian guitarist († 1987)
• 1923 » Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic († 2013)
• 1924 » Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 († 2014)
• 1924 » James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician
• 1924 » Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist († 2010)
• 1925 » Cal Tjader, American jazz musician († 1982)
• 1925 » Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon († 2014)
• 1925 » Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress
• 1926 » Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2015)
• 1926 » Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager († 2012)

• 1886 » Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
• 1896 » Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
• 1915 » Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
• 1917 » Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1960 » John P. Marquand, American author (b. 1893)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Pieter
6. Willem
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Helena
15. Aaltje
16. Grietje

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.3 million citizens.
• February 28 » The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America.
• March 18 » The Tri-State Tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people.
• April 10 » The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is first published in New York City, by Charles Scribner's Sons.
• May 1 » The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134million members.
• May 25 » Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
• November 28 » The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance.

The temperature on July 16, 1925 was between 14.2 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.