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• Albert van den Bergh, Oisterwijk († 1996)
• Carolus Ludovicus Van Vlassenrode, Opdorp († 1987)
• Catharina van der Nat, Rotterdam († 2017)
• * Huberdina Adriana Brokken, Waalwijk († 2000)
• Anne Terpstra, Suameer († 1994)
• HUT, Ruinen († 1917)
• Arie den Hartigh, Poortugaal († 1934)
• Arlene Eleanor Vogt, Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa († 1987)
• Clasina Josephina Maria Mierlo van, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2003)
• Adela Elvire Van Der Speeten, Okegem († 2004)

• Anthonia Roodhuis (72), Ede
• Carel de Iongh (75), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland NL
• Christiaan Feyes Jaski (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van de Leemput (77), Geffen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catherina Josephina Raben (92), Delft
• Alberta Barendina Kat (88), De Bilt
• Alida Bakker (50), Abcoude Ptoosdij
• Antonia Rothuijs (Roodhuis) (73), Ede Gld. NL
• Charlotte Louise Meerschaut (36), Lille (Nord)
• Anna Kornelis Kempes (59), Groningen

• 1912 » Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist († 1997)
• 1914 » Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer and educator († 2006)
• 1916 » Bert Haanstra, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter († 1997)
• 1918 » Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist († 1982)
• 1918 » Robert Osterloh, American actor († 2001)
• 1919 » Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic († 1995)
• 1921 » Alida Valli, Austrian-Italian actress and singer († 2006)
• 1921 » Andrew Grima, Anglo-Italian jewellery designer († 2007)
• 1921 » Edna Doré, English actress († 2014)
• 1921 » Howard Reig, American radio and television announcer († 2008)

• 1899 » Stefanos Koumanoudis, Greek archaeologist, teacher and writer (b. 1818)
• 1908 » Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian author, poet, and politician (b. 1839)
• 1909 » Thomas Price, Welsh-Australian politician, 24th Premier of South Australia (b. 1852)
• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)

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. Antonius

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 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
• March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
• April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
• November 5 » October Revolution: Lenin calls for the October Revolution.
• December 2 » World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
• December 11 » World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

The temperature on May 31, 1917 was between 9.5 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.