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Born on Thursday January 17, 1924
- Arris van Duijvenbode, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
- Aaltje Valk, Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
- van Anrooij, Streefkerk († 1924)
- "Helga" Margarete Maria Annemarie von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, Hannover, Allemagne († 1984)
- "Jean" Alfred Marie de Gardane, Mainz, Allemagne († 2010)
- Doortje Lelyveld († 1992)
- Anna Catharina Fijan, Waddinxveen († 2000)
- Cornelis Groenenberg, Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2011)
- Adriaantje van Geemen, Monnickendam († 2010)
- Albert Kamphuis, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Thursday January 17, 1924
- Aaltje Ariana van Spierenburg (62)
- Achiel Vergauwen (4), Temse
- Aaltje Strijk, Veendam
- Aldegonda Hubertina Hendrixks (82), Heel en Panheel
- Abraham Eliazer Pezaro (80), Amsterdam
- Aagje van Eijk (58), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus Hendrikus Blokland (60), Hardinxveld
- Adrianus Hendrikus Blokland (60), Hardinxveld,Gemeente Hardinxveld-Giessendam,South Holland,Netherlands
- Aagje van Eijk (58), Harmelen
- Alida Sara van der Kuijp (27), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1924 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1922 » Betty White, American actress, game show panelist, television personality, and animal rights activist
- 1922 » Luis Echeverría, Mexican academic and politician, 50th President of Mexico
- 1922 » Nicholas Katzenbach, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 65th United States Attorney General († 2012)
- 1923 » Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright († 1962)
- 1924 » Jewel Plummer Cobb, American biologist, cancer researcher, and academic († 2017)
- 1924 » Rik De Saedeleer, Belgian footballer and journalist († 2013)
- 1925 » Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and author († 1996)
- 1925 » Gunnar Birkerts, Latvian-American architect († 2017)
- 1925 » Robert Cormier, American author and journalist († 2000)
- 1926 » Newton N. Minow, American lawyer and politician
Died on January 17
- 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
- 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
- 1911 » Francis Galton, English polymath, anthropologist, and geographer (b. 1822)
- 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
- 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
- 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
- 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
- 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
- 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
- 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1924
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Antonius
- Arie
Names that were popular for girls in 1924
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Grietje
- Helena
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1924
- 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 7.2 million citizens.
- February 1 » Russia–United Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
- March 25 » On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
- May 10 » J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
- June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
- October 7 » Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
- December 19 » German serial killer Fritz Haarmann is sentenced to death for a series of murders.
Weather January 17, 1924
The temperature on January 17, 1924 was between -8.4 °C and -3.3 °C and averaged -6.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.