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• Christina Modder, Broek op L'dijk/Heerhugowaard († 2007)
• Anna Maria Elizabeth Riepe, Almelo († 1997)
• Bertha Nakken, Assen († 1918)
• Catharine Christine Wiersma, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Arie Koster, Pernis († 2007)
• Anna Helena van den Berg († 2016)
• Aagje Verhoeven († 1988)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Riepe, Almelo, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1997)
• Carel Johannes Jansen, Amsterdam († 1996)
• Arie Koster, Pernis († 2007)

• Angelina Wouters (77), Meerhout, Gestel, 2450 (Antwerpen)
• Albert Cornelis Catharina Huijbrechts (1), Baarle-Nassau
• Boezerooy, Weststellingwerf
• Aris Rol (83), Avenhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Hendrik Berends (0), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Andries Veenstra (79), Surhuizum
• Anna Catharina Mennen (48), Deurne
• Albertus Barendrecht (4), Dubbeldam, Nederland
• Andries Johannes Veenstra (79), Surhuizum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Baart de la Faille (75), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1912 » Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila († 1962)
• 1913 » Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist († 1958)
• 1914 » Richard Widmark, American actor († 2008)
• 1915 » Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter († 1998)
• 1918 » Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece († 2006)
• 1918 » Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host († 2011)
• 1921 » John Severin, American illustrator († 2012)
• 1921 » Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter († 2000)
• 1922 » Richard Mayes, English actor († 2006)
• 1923 » Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor († 2013)

• 1890 » Heinrich Schliemann, German-Italian archaeologist and author (b. 1822)
• 1909 » Frederic Remington, American painter and illustrator (b. 1861)
• 1923 » Dietrich Eckart, German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868)
• 1925 » Jan Letzel, Czech architect, designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (b. 1880)
• 1929 » Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Melvil Dewey, American librarian and educator, created the Dewey Decimal Classification (b. 1851)
• 1933 » Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875)
• 1933 » Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858)
• 1959 » Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)

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.
• March 4 » Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
• May 13 » Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
• May 21 » The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
• May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
• June 4 » The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World.
• September 14 » The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.

The temperature on December 26, 1917 was between -5.3 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -1.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.