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• Alexander Henricus Hoogesteger, Halsteren († 1983)
• Antonius Jacobus Ober, Leiden († 1918)
• Aaltje MOOIJER, Volendam, Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1986)
• Abraham Casoetto († 1942)
• Adriana van Neerbos, Hien († 1918)
• Aaltje Hoogenberg, Appelscha (Ooststellinwerf), Friesland, Nederland († 2004)
• Adriana Catharina van VEEN, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1994)
• Anna Reka Schmidt († 2003)
• Adrianus Josephus Kremers, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Albertus Gommers, Wijchen

• Aaron Burr Nabors (75), Maylene, Shelby, Alabama
• Adriana Maria van Meerendonk (74), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus van Ooij (85), Utrecht
• Abraham Hendrik Spel (0), Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina GUILLIAMS (81), Montenaken, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Abraham Antonie Leuverman (83), Zutphen
• Adriana Nijhoff (21), Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alice M Cox (45), Biloxi, Harrison Co, Mississippi
• *Philippus Hovestad (5), Rhenen, Utrecht, NL
• Anna Windemuller (68), Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam, South Holland, Nederland

• 1913 » Khalid of Saudi Arabia († 1982)
• 1915 » Aung San, Burmese general and politician, 5th Premier of British Crown Colony of Burma († 1947)
• 1915 » Lyle Bettger, American actor († 2003)
• 1916 » Dorothy Bliss, American invertebrate zoologist († 1987)
• 1919 » Eddie Robinson, American football player and coach († 2007)
• 1919 » Tennessee Ernie Ford, American singer and actor († 1991)
• 1920 » Eileen Farrell, American soprano and educator († 2002)
• 1920 » Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter († 1987)
• 1921 » Aung Khin, Burmese painter († 1996)
• 1921 » Jeanne Demessieux, French pianist and composer († 1968)

• 1883 » Richard Wagner, German composer (b. 1813)
• 1888 » Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (b. 1814)
• 1892 » Provo Wallis, Canadian-English admiral (b. 1791)
• 1893 » Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, Mexican intellectual and journalist (b. 1834)
• 1905 » Konstantin Savitsky, Russian painter (b. 1844)
• 1906 » Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (b. 1866)
• 1934 » József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)
• 1942 » Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th President of Brazil (b. 1865)
• 1942 » Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist (b. 1895)
• 1950 » Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (b. 1875)

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 31 » According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions.
• April 12 » World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
• July 17 » King George V issues a Proclamation stating that the male line descendants of the British Royal Family will bear the surname Windsor.
• July 20 » World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.
• October 31 » World War I: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history".
• November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on February 13, 1917 was between -2.9 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.