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• Bernardus Dirk Willem Snikkers, Vlissingen († 2002)
• Anthonia Theodora Bouwmeester, Vaassen († 2009)
• Donald Boeschoten, Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland († 1999)
• Blaine Martin Schooley († 1964)
• Catharina Maria Kemme, Wolvega († 2021)
• Arie van Steenis, Waardenburg (NL) († 1928)
• Antje Sjoerddr Aardema, Broek op Langedijk, NH, Nederland († 1929)
• Arend Compagne, Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
• Apolonia Elizabeth Helena Hoogvliet, Papendrecht, Nederland († 2008)
• van Gerven, Eindhoven, Zeelst († 1997)

• Adolph Gottschalk (82), Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Anna Maria Ophem (40), Avenhorn
• Aalbert BUUNK (63), Doetinchem, Nederland, Gelderland, Ambt, Langerak
• Adrianus Josephus Neuteboom (31), Woerden, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Bruins Bruinsma (85), Terwispel, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Philomena Fierens (87), Itegem, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Adriana Eijgelsheim (59), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• ?? Hensen (0), (UT) Veenendaal
• Albertus Cornelis Veenman (16), Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Cornelia Verheijen (84), Tilburg

• 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)
• 1927 » June Brown, English actress
• 1929 » Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer and architect († 1980)
• 1929 » Peter Porter, Australian-English poet and educator († 2010)
• 1931 » Ken Takakura, Japanese actor and singer († 2014)
• 1931 » Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 2002)
• 1932 » Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone († 2014)
• 1932 » Gretchen Wyler, American actress, singer, and dancer († 2007)

• 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)
• 1957 » Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1876)

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

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

• 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• May 3 » The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days.
• October 2 » The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.
• October 10 » Chiang Kai-shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China.
• October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
• November 12 » SSVestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned.
• December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

The temperature on February 16, 1928 was between 9.2 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 10.0 °C. There was 9.7 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.