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Born on Wednesday January 10, 1917
- Anna Maria Vogels, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1917)
- Agatha Boonekamp, Katwijk († 2008)
- Antonius Pigmans, Delft († 1998)
- Alphonsus van de Keer, Ossenisse, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1984)
- Anna Margaretha Roelofs, Barger-Oosterveen, Emmen († 1937)
- Catharina de Goede, Hoogwoud († 1917)
- Catharina Johanna Hijstek († 1939)
- Arie Schrier, Warmond, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
- Anna Hubertina Castro, Meerssen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1994)
- Anna Heis, Nieuwe-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1946)
Died on Wednesday January 10, 1917
- Tegelaers (0), Weert
- Andreas de Roo (5), Den Haag, 6000, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Barones Anna Adriana Van Haersolte (74)
- Antonius Franciscus Hoogenboom (2), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Adriana van Haersolte (74), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Adriana van Haersolte Van Haerst (74), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Berendina Antonia Delden van (79), Arnhem, Gld, Nederland
- Alfred Crone-Münzebrock (29), Julianka, Roemenie
- Antonius van Teeffelen (77), Appeltern
- Andrew K Higgins (63), Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, United States
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 10, 1917 at Delpher
Born on January 10
- 1915 » Cynthia Freeman, American author († 1988)
- 1915 » Dean Dixon, American-Swiss conductor († 1976)
- 1916 » Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player († 2007)
- 1916 » Eldzier Cortor, American painter († 2015)
- 1916 » Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2004)
- 1917 » Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer († 2008)
- 1918 » Arthur Chung, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Guyana († 2008)
- 1918 » Harry Merkel, German racing driver († 1995)
- 1918 » Les Bennett, English footballer and manager († 1999)
- 1919 » Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna († 1977)
Died on January 10
- 1901 » James Robert Dickson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1832)
- 1904 » Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (b. 1824)
- 1905 » Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (b. 1835)
- 1917 » Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (b. 1846)
- 1917 » Feliks Leparsky, Russian fencer and captain (b. 1875)
- 1920 » Sali Nivica, Albanian journalist and politician (b. 1890)
- 1922 » Frank Tudor, Australian politician, 6th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (b. 1878)
- 1935 » Charlie McGahey, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1871)
- 1935 » Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner (b. 1873)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1917
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Helena
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1917
- 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.
- March 8 » The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule.
- March 25 » The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811.
- May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- November 2 » The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".
- November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
- December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
Weather January 10, 1917
The temperature on January 10, 1917 was between 0.5 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.