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• Veraart, Utrecht († 1967)
• Arie Leeuwrik, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• "Toon" Antonius Johannes Kusters († 1982)
• Alice van Baren, South Holland, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2000)
• Adrianus Martinus van Sluisveld, Elshout († 2017)
• A(Adriana) Bruinsma, Emmer Compascuum (Emmen) († 1985)
• Alice Elizabeth Stimson († 2001)
• Andrée Louise AIRAULT, Brest, 29019, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 2010)
• Albertus Lambertus Anneveld, Susteren, Limburg, Netherlands († 1998)
• Alice VanBaren, South Holland Cook Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2000)

• Arie Den BOER (74), Bergen op Zoom
• Adriana Dekkers (77), Eersel
• Aaltje Land (42), Heusbeek, Doornspijk
• Anna Maria Elizabeth CRAUSE (35), Heilbron
• Anna Maria Magdalena Braam (64), Schoten, Nederland
• Antje Alberts Siccema (Sikkema) (60), Groningen
• Adrianus Antonius den Ridder (2), Zevenbergen
• van Oort (0), Rotterdam
• Antje Alderts SIKKEMA (60), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Bernard Harrison BRAMICH (58), Myalla, Tasmania, Australia

• 1915 » M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director († 2011)
• 1916 » Mary Stewart, English-Scottish author and poet († 2014)
• 1917 » Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1917 » Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator († 1995)
• 1918 » Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel († 1997)
• 1918 » Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company († 2012)
• 1920 » Dinah Sheridan, English actress († 2012)
• 1922 » Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola († 1979)
• 1923 » Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1953)
• 1923 » Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor († 2015)

• 1907 » Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
• 1907 » Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)
• 1908 » Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
• 1908 » Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
• 1909 » Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)
• 1911 » Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)
• 1923 » Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)
• 1925 » Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
• 1933 » Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Jacobus
11. Adrianus
12. Gerardus
13. Hendrikus
14. Wilhelmus
15. Albert
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Adriana
9. Catharina
10. Petronella
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Aaltje
14. Helena
15. Geertruida
16. Alida

• 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 September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.7 million citizens.
• February 14 » The Polish–Soviet War begins.
• March 1 » March 1st Movement begins in Korea under Japanese rule.
• June 2 » Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
• June 11 » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
• September 28 » Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.
• December 23 » Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 becomes law in the United Kingdom.

The temperature on September 17, 1919 was between 5.6 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.