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July 15, 1941Born on Wednesday July 16, 1941
- Henry van de Streek, USA († 1962)
- Hendrik van de Streek († 1962)
- Daniel Francis Schas, Memphis (Shelby County) (Tennessee) († 2020)
- Annie de Groot († 1962)
- Geertje Hendriks Schaap, Katwijk († 2010)
- Fred del Prado, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
- Cornelis de Vreugd, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
- Frances Faye Bolkema, Hull, Sioux County, Iowa († 2010)
- DIK VAN WINDEN, Den Haag († 2020)
- Hendrika van der Weide, Klazienaveen, Emmen († 2024)
Died on Wednesday July 16, 1941
- * Teunis Cornelis den Hartog (75), Leerdam
- Adrianus Broos (91), Roosendaal en Nispen
- Antonie Dubbelman (23), Schiedam
- Andries van der Meijs (61), 's-Gravenhage
- Ada Alice Pittenger (61), Delaware Co., IN
- Anna Elisabeth Kroese (84), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aldert Pieters (2) Ellens (62), ,,, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
- Woering (0), Aalden
- Antonius Cornelis Maria Verbaandert (5), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus Schoenmakers (72), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 16, 1941 at Delpher
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Advertentieblad van het departement van de Wester-Eems
- Noordbrabantsch dagblad het huisgezin
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Arnhemsche courant
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwe provinciale Groninger courant
Born on July 16
- 1939 » Ali Khamenei, Iranian cleric and politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of Iran
- 1939 » Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2018)
- 1939 » Lido Vieri, Italian football manager and football player
- 1939 » Ruth Perry, president of Liberia († 2017)
- 1939 » William Bell, American singer-songwriter
- 1941 » Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright
- 1941 » Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter († 2006)
- 1941 » Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1941 » Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
- 1942 » Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister
Died on July 16
- 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)
- 1964 » Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
- 1965 » Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (b.1899)
Names that were popular for boys in 1941
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Hendrikus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1941
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1941
- 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 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
- April 28 » The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
- June 1 » World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany.
- July 6 » The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
- August 24 » Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
- September 22 » The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
- December 5 » World War II: Great Britain declares war on Finland, Hungary and Romania.
The weather on Wednesday July 16, 1941
The temperature on July 16, 1941 was between 13.4 °C and 22.6 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI