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June 12, 1917Born on Wednesday June 13, 1917
- Charles A Sullivan, Wandsworth, London 1d/725 († 1993)
- Albert Lueks, Laren (Gld.) († 1917)
- Pagie, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Berendina Maria Wijlens, Haaksbergen († 2007)
- Bertha Levina Stroo, Vlissingen († 1989)
- Adrianus Bruurmijn, Vlijmen († 1972)
- Albert Harm Wegman, Blijham, Wedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1917)
- Anne Brouwer, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1980)
- Albartha Lubbers, Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1991)
- Clare Rosalie Pautler, Union City, Franklin, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 1968)
Died on Wednesday June 13, 1917
- Agnes Vanmalle (71), Ulbeek, België
- de Groot (0), Renkum
- Catharina de Jager (44), Purmerend, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Holtrop (85), Weststellingwerf
- Aaltje Roeper (80), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Theresia van de Ven (57), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Charles Nelson Donaldson 2 1\4 S & 1\4 I (67), Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Maria Augusta Gislena van Britsom (24), Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Adriana Cornelia Muilwijk (15), Hardinxveld
- Aleida Gerharda BODDE (0), Lengel, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 13, 1917 at Delpher
Born on June 13
- 1914 » Frederic Franklin, English-American ballet dancer and director († 2013)
- 1915 » Don Budge, American tennis player and coach († 2000)
- 1916 » Wu Zhengyi, Chinese botanist and academic († 2013)
- 1917 » Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan novelist († 2005)
- 1917 » Teddy Turner, English actor († 1992)
- 1918 » Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman († 1996)
- 1918 » Helmut Lent, German soldier and pilot († 1944)
- 1918 » Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor († 2007)
- 1920 » Iosif Vorovich, Russian mathematician and engineer († 2001)
- 1920 » Rolf Huisgen, German chemist and academic († 2020)
Died on June 13
- 1886 » Ludwig II, king of Bavaria (b. 1845)
- 1894 » John Cox Bray, Australian politician, 15th Premier of South Australia (b. 1842)
- 1898 » Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Quebec (b. 1840)
- 1904 » Nikiforos Lytras, Greek painter and educator (b. 1832)
- 1917 » Louis-Philippe Hébert, Canadian sculptor (b. 1850)
- 1918 » Michael Alexandrovich, Russian Grand Duke (b. 1878)
- 1930 » Henry Segrave, American-English racing driver (b. 1896)
- 1931 » Kitasato Shibasaburō, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (b. 1851)
- 1939 » Arthur Coningham, Australian cricketer (b. 1863)
- 1943 » Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (b. 1908)
Names that were popular for boys in 1917
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Arie
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 15 » Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 25 » World War I: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1,200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.
Weather June 13, 1917
The temperature on June 13, 1917 was between 14.8 °C and 28.6 °C and averaged 19.6 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (61%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.