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• Aaldert Kist, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1998)
• Annie Tineke Elly Zuidema, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1966)
• anna petronella josefina (an) smits, maasbree († 2005)
• Betje Breemer, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Arendje van Seventer, Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Albertina Peeters, Mol, België († 2008)
• Abilio Prestes, Tatui, São Paulo, Brasil († 1976)
• Bakker, Hollandscheveld (Hoogeveen) († 1923)
• Casper Heijstek, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Adrianus Jacobus van Schilt, Halsteren, N-Br, NL († 1973)

• Anna Sophia Margartha ten Hoorn (0), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Child 7 of Olvert & Meentje Rippentrop, died in infancy
• Cornelis Schornagel (67), Haarlem
• Alberta Haanschoten (60), Barneveld
• Cornelia van Burken (82), Harderwijk
• Clara Louisa Snelling (66), Godstone, Surrey, England
• Adriaantje Johanna den Boer (0), Rotterdam
• Cornelia Maria van Kampen (92), Rijswijk
• Arthur Hazelton (1), Warren, Macomb, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Aagje Hoogteijling (17), Gouda

• 1920 » Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL programming language († 2004)
• 1921 » Lore Berger, German-Swiss author and translator († 1943)
• 1922 » Alan Voorhees, American engineer and academic († 2005)
• 1923 » Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar († 2006)
• 1926 » John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician († 2014)
• 1926 » Ray Jablonski, American baseball player († 1985)
• 1926 » Stephen Lewis, English actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright († 2015)
• 1927 » Edward Meneeley, American painter and sculptor († 2012)
• 1927 » Richard Long, American actor and director († 1974)
• 1928 » Marilyn Beck, American journalist († 2014)

• 1907 » William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1824)
• 1909 » Leopold II of Belgium (b. 1835)
• 1917 » Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, English physician and activist (b. 1836)
• 1927 » Rajendra Lahiri, Indian activist (b. 1892)
• 1928 » Frank Rinehart, American photographer (b. 1861)
• 1929 » Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (b. 1863)
• 1930 » Peter Warlock, Welsh composer and critic (b. 1894)
• 1932 » Charles Winckler, Danish discus thrower, shot putter, and tug of war competitor (b. 1867)
• 1933 » 13th Dalai Lama (b. 1876)
• 1935 » Lizette Woodworth Reese, American poet (b. 1856)

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

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

• 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 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.1 million citizens.
• January 11 » Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments.
• May 26 » The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually in June.
• July 24 » The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I.
• August 2 » Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
• October 29 » Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
• November 9 » In Munich, Germany, police and government troops crush the Beer Hall Putsch in Bavaria. The failed coup is the work of the Nazis.

The temperature on December 17, 1923 was between 5.8 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.