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• Andreas Dezeure, Oostende (B) († 1995)
• Arij Wapenaar, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Annigje Everdina van der Graaf, Ambt Ommen († 1974)
• Albert Johannes Heier, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1922)
• Albertina De Walsche, Sleidinge, België († 2005)
• Anna van Westrienen, Amsterdam († 2023)
• anna maria (mari) simons, helden († 1970)
• Agnes Law Todd, South Carolina, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
• Annigje Everdina van der Graaf, Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland († 1974)
• Angelique Josepha VOSS, Leeuwarden

• Berentdina Seinen (74), Wilsum, Ov, The Netherlands
• Berendina Arnolda Coers (52), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Berendina Seinen (74), Wilsum, Ov. Nederland
• Catharinus Eck van (74), Driel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Nn Kreeft (0), Zwinderscheveld
• Anna Maria van Schoonderwalt (32), Eindhoven (Gestel en Blaarthem), Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland
• Christina Welvaarts (53), Liempde, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berendina Arnolda Coers (52), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Arie Vellekoop (0), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Temmer (17), Streefkerk

• 1912 » Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher († 2019)
• 1912 » Milt Bocek, American baseball player († 2007)
• 1915 » Barnard Hughes, American actor († 2006)
• 1915 » Elaine Barrie, American actress († 2003)
• 1918 » Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier († 2015)
• 1918 » Paul Farnes, famed World War II Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and one of "The Few" surviving pilots of the Battle of Britain († 2020)
• 1918 » Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player († 2009)
• 1919 » Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea († 2006)
• 1919 » Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer († 1999)
• 1920 » Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor († 1990)

• 1879 » Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (b. 1800)
• 1882 » Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861-1865 (b. 1818)
• 1886 » Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (b. 1823)
• 1896 » Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (b. 1822)
• 1915 » Ellen G. White, American theologian and author (b. 1827)
• 1917 » Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1953 » Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (b. 1870)
• 1954 » Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (b. 1888)

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 8 » International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23rd in the Julian calendar).
• March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
• May 18 » World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
• June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
• November 7 » World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
• December 15 » World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

The temperature on July 16, 1917 was between 11.8 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.