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• Barteld Meek, Norg, Drenthe, Nederland († 2016)
• Anna Maria Theodora Vervat, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Albert Isabrand Bell, Ogden,Weber,Utah († 1945)
• A. WILLINGE GRATAMA, Zwolle
• Annemarie Schaar, Emden († 2009)
• Berend van 't Veld († 2009)
• Arie Breedvelt († 1989)
• Arie de Vos, Sloten, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
• Berend van 't Veld († 2009)
• Alida Willinge Gratama, Zwolle († 1958)

• Antonie Duiser (73), Sleeuwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anthonie Jacob Steendijk (80), Stavenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Albert Herbert Crossingham (29), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
• Aagje van der Plas (74), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander King (81), New Carlisle, St Joseph, Indiana, United States
• Adolphus Medardus De Wilde (68), Heusden
• Albertina Doetzes SIKKEMA (73), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Aagje Visser (21), Opperdoes
• Annegien Oppentogt (77), Doorwerth
• antje asjes (76), Wieringen

• 1914 » Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish soldier and pilot († 1999)
• 1914 » Jean Tatlock, American psychiatrist and physician († 1944)
• 1914 » Zachary Scott, American actor († 1965)
• 1915 » Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer († 1967)
• 1915 » Anton Vratuša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (1978–1980) († 2017)
• 1915 » Claudia Jones, Trinidad-British journalist and activist († 1964)
• 1917 » Lucille Bremer, American actress and dancer († 1996)
• 1917 » Tadd Dameron, American pianist and composer († 1965)
• 1921 » John Rawls, American philosopher and academic († 2002)
• 1921 » Richard T. Whitcomb, American aeronautical engineer († 2009)

• 1888 » William Weston, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1804)
• 1891 » James Timberlake, American lieutenant and police officer (b. 1846)
• 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
• 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
• 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
• 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)

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

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

• 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
• January 22 » World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
• March 2 » The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
• May 26 » Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon.
• August 30 » Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
• October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
• December 9 » World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem, Palestine.

The temperature on February 21, 1917 was between 0.3 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.